Platform Engineering Director — Linux & Security

JPMorganChase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase’s Global Technology Infrastructure is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a team delivering secure, scalable Linux platform solutions across a global enterprise. You will blend technical depth, people leadership, and stakeholder engagement to set strategy, drive automation, security, and platform reliability.

You will own roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cybersecurity and application teams to ensure secure-by-design platforms.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience.
• Experience leading engineering teams responsible for designing, building, and supporting large-scale platform or infrastructure services.
• Deep expertise in Linux and UNIX operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Strong experience with software development lifecycle practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and release management.
• Hands-on experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Go, Bash, or equivalents.
• Experience implementing and supporting enterprise security, platform hardening, and operational risk controls.
• Knowledge of secure software development practices and software supply chain integrity principles.
• Experience managing technology roadmaps, delivery priorities, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex topics.
• Experience hiring, developing, and mentoring engineering talent.
• Practical cloud-native engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for the design, development, deployment, and continuous improvement of enterprise Linux operating system platforms and services.
• Establish technical direction and engineering standards for secure OS image development, lifecycle management, and platform automation.
• Drive the adoption of modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, infrastructure automation, testing, observability, and operational resilience.
• Partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to implement secure-by-design platform capabilities and ensure alignment to enterprise security standards.
• Own engineering roadmaps, delivery priorities, and platform modernization initiatives within your technology domain.
• Lead the development of automated solutions for image creation, validation, release management, configuration management, and operational controls.
• Evaluate and communicate the impact of operating system and security baseline changes across business applications, infrastructure services, and partner integrations.
• Establish governance, controls, and measurable outcomes related to software quality, reliability, maintainability, and operational performance.
• Drive software supply chain security practices including artifact integrity, automated validation, vulnerability management, and traceability.
• Collaborate with senior technology and business stakeholders to influence strategy, prioritize investments, and deliver scalable platform solutions.
• Develop and mentor engineering talent while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Linux/UNIX

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure automation

Security by design

Stakeholder management

Mentoring engineers

Cloud-native engineering

Communication of complex topics

Roadmap planning

Team building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Python

Go

Bash

Linux tooling

Job description

JPMorganChase’s Global Technology Infrastructure is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead a team delivering secure, scalable Linux platform solutions across a global enterprise. You will blend technical depth, people leadership, and stakeholder engagement to set strategy, drive automation, security, and platform reliability.

You will own roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cybersecurity and application teams to ensure secure-by-design platforms.