Lead Software Engineer -SRE/DevOps -Java/Python

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Westerville, Ohio invites a Lead Software Engineer to join the Consumer and Community Branch Workplace Technology team.

You will be a core technical contributor delivering secure, scalable technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable fashion. You will lead resilient software solutions and collaborate with product, architecture, security, and operations to prioritize reliability and performance across Branch Systems.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software development concepts and 5+ years hands-on experience in SRE/DevOps, platform engineering, or similar.
• Proficiency with cloud-based services using IaC/EaC (Terraform or equivalent) in AWS.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operations for stability.
• Strong familiarity with observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, and Datadog.
• Advanced programming skills in Java and Python.
• Experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies, application resiliency, and security practices.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product, architecture, security and operations teams to prioritize reliability and embed best practices across the SDLC.
• Lead and develop resilient software solutions to improve reliability, scalability, and system performance of Branch Systems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with internal and external teams on architectural designs and applicability to existing systems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review code written by others.
• Lead communities of practice to drive awareness and adoption of new technologies.
• Contribute to team culture with diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Java

Python

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

SRE/DevOps

Cloud/AWS

Observability tooling

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within theConsumer and Community Branch workplace technology team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Partners and collaborates with product, architecture, security and operations teams prioritize reliability and embed best practices across the software development lifecycle to improve operations across the Branch Products.
• Lead and develop resilient software solutions that improve reliability, scalability and system performance of the Branch Systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external and internal teams to outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software development concepts and 5+ years applied experience,SRE/DevOps, platform engineer, or similar
• Proficiency in operating and managing cloud-based services using IaC or EaC (infrastructure as code, environment as code Terraform or similar) in AWS
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in utilizing observability tooling Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Datadog etc.
• Advanced in programming in Java and Python technologies
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods/patterns
• Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Fluent in English

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS Certifications (e.g.Solutions Architect Associate)
• Experienced in SRE/DevOps practices (SLA/SLOs, error budgets, MTTR, MTTD).
• Knowledge of RAG architectures and Exposure to AI/Automation technologies that improve operations.
• Knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems