Lead Software Engineer - Virtualization & Cluster Lifecycle Automation (Hyper-V)

JPMorganChase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

comprehensive health care coverage

on-site health and wellness centers

a retirement savings plan

backup childcare

tuition reimbursement

mental health support

financial coaching

more

Job summary

JPMorganChase, based in Jersey City, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the On Premise and Next Generation Infrastructure team. You will be a seasoned member of a small, high-paced agile team spanning global locations, delivering a first-class private cloud offering and enabling multiple hypervisor platforms across on-premise and public cloud environments.

You will innovate with AI tooling, apply DevOps and SRE practices, and drive quality and efficiency to shape the future of our

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Strong system design, data modeling, and testing skills.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, PowerShell or Python for scalable apps.
• Experience with virtualization and Hyper-V.
• Experience with AI-assisted development and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead Hyper-V cluster lifecycle automation and production-grade deployments.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, compliance enforcement, and decommissioning via PowerShell and APIs.
• Champion AI-assisted engineering practices and enforce secure coding, reviews, and testing.
• Improve automation value with SDLC tools and enterprise AI capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate recurring issues and improve stability.
• Lead production deployments, own technical solutions, and troubleshoot at scale.
• Collaborate on large-scale infrastructure projects across locations.

Skills

Go

Java

PowerShell

Python

Cloud

AI tooling

Education

Formal software engineering degree or cert

Tools

Hyper-V

Temporal

Platform APIs

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. 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 the On Premise and Next Generation Infrastructure team, you will be a seasoned member of a small, high-paced agile team spanning global locations. You will play a pivotal role in delivering a first-class private cloud offering, focusing on enabling multiple hypervisor platforms and striving for a consistent end user experience across both on premise and public cloud environments. You will not only be a software engineer, but also an innovator, leveraging AI tooling and continuous improvement practices to drive quality and efficiency. Your deep knowledge of software engineering, experience with DevOps and SRE principles, and passion for new technologies will help shape the future of our infrastructure solutions.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting for HyperV cluster lifecycle automation.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, compliance enforcement , and decommissioning using PowerShell and Platform APIs.
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing. consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability.
• Lead production-grade deployments, own technical solutions, diagnose issues using structure troubleshooting methods.
• Work with large-scale infrastructure projects.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Demonstrate strong hands-on experience in system design, application development, data modeling, and testing.
• Show proficiency in server-side programming (Go, Java, PowerShell or Python) and building scalable applications in virtualized Windows environments
• Possess advanced knowledge in at least one database technology.
• Practical cloud-native experience and familiarity with deploying production-ready software.
• Understand resource allocation (CPU, memory, networking) for VMs and clusters, with hands-on experience in Microsoft HyperV.
• Strong experience in developing and maintaining automated workflows, infrastructure troubleshooting, and maintaining security compliance, authentication, and data integrity.
• Experience with data-center-scale automation and orchestration Temporal and similar orchestration tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work and influence peers globally.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience leading engineering teams in an AI-augmented environment.
• Experience in multi hypervisor environments (VMware ESXi, OpenShift, KVM).
• Familiarity with cloud-native and DevOps.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Experience with Microsoft system Center Tooling (VMM, SCCM) in large environments.

ABOUT US

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility.

• comprehensive health care coverage
• on-site health and wellness centers
• a retirement savings plan
• backup childcare
• tuition reimbursement
• mental health support
• financial coaching
• more

Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.

We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.

We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.