Principal Infrastructure Engineer - Employee Platforms

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

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to lead the strategic direction for data center hardware and virtual desktop infrastructure within the Employee Platforms group. You will shape architecture, drive lifecycle governance, and partner with product, finance, and controls to deliver resilient, cost-effective platform outcomes.

The role requires extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure, strong leadership, and the ability to translate complex requirements into

Qualifications

• 15+ years of applied infrastructure technology experience.
• 7+ years in principal engineering or senior leadership roles.
• Expertise in storage architecture and data center networking for VDI infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to influence vendor strategy and produce financially rigorous business cases in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and own a multi-year data center hardware strategy for virtual desktop infrastructure and adjacent infrastructure services, translating business demand into sequenced, measurable investment roadmaps.
• Establish and run a dedicated hardware decision framework that continuously evaluates market, vendor, architecture, and lifecycle trends, while setting standards for storage, networking, rack design, and performance economics.
• Lead cost-value-benefit analysis and develop decision-ready business cases for major hardware initiatives in partnership with product, finance, and control stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional execution and lifecycle governance across engineering, data center operations, facilities, procurement, cybersecurity, and risk teams, including supply resilience and supportability planning.
• Own outcome transparency through KPI operating cadence and governance updates on capacity, unit economics, reliability trends, and regulatory/control readiness.

Skills

Infrastructure strategy

Data center hardware

Vendor management

Cost optimization

Stakeholder management

Regulatory controls

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Job description

Discover the perfect place to grow and make a difference by joining an iconic financial institution. Be a part of game-changing initiatives that will elevate your career to the next level.

As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Employee Platforms team, you have extensive knowledge of software, applications, and technical systems and processes in infrastructure engineering, complimented by advanced knowledge of other disciplines. Contribute to the development of technical methods in one specialized field or area in line with product development methodologies. Apply extensive in-depth expertise and problem-solving methodologies to accomplish, plan, and review tasks across multiple large scope projects in various technical areas. The Infrastructure Engineering function within Employee Compute is responsible for hardware direction that underpins virtual desktop infrastructure and related compute services at global scale, partnering with product, engineering, procurement, facilities, cybersecurity, and control organizations to deliver resilient, cost-effective platform outcomes.

Job Responsibilities

• Define and own a multi-year data center hardware strategy for virtual desktop infrastructure and adjacent infrastructure services, translating business demand into sequenced, measurable investment roadmaps.
• Establish and run a dedicated hardware decision framework that continuously evaluates market, vendor, architecture, and lifecycle trends, while setting standards for storage, networking, rack design, and performance economics.
• Lead cost-value-benefit analysis and develop decision-ready business cases for major hardware initiatives in partnership with product, finance, and control stakeholders.
• Drive cross-functional execution and lifecycle governance across engineering, data center operations, facilities, procurement, cybersecurity, and risk teams, including supply resilience and supportability planning.
• Own outcome transparency through KPI operating cadence and governance updates on capacity, unit economics, reliability trends, and regulatory/control readiness.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in computer science, engineering, or related discipline, with 15+ years of applied infrastructure technology experience and 7+ years in principal engineering or senior leadership roles.
• Proven ownership of enterprise data center hardware strategy in complex environments, with direct accountability for high-value decisions, measurable business impact, and lifecycle risk management.
• Strong expertise in storage architecture and data center networking tradeoffs relevant to virtual desktop infrastructure, including reliability, scale, and operational supportability.
• Demonstrated depth in rack-level efficiency and site constraints, including power, cooling, density, cabling, and floor-space optimization across enterprise deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence vendor strategy and produce financially rigorous business cases in regulated environments with strong audit, controls, and executive stakeholder management.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience in financial services or similarly regulated sectors with large-scale data center operations and strict resilience expectations.
• Experience partnering directly with end-user compute or virtual desktop infrastructure product organizations to shape hardware strategy based on persona demand, service-level objectives, and growth forecasts.
• Track record establishing formal hardware governance models that replaced fragmented decisioning with repeatable, evidence-driven portfolio management.
• Experience with advanced data center optimization practices, including telemetry-driven capacity planning and efficiency benchmarking across sites.
• Advanced degree in engineering, computer science, or related field is a plus.

Attributes

• Strategic and decisive, with the ability to form strong opinions from information and adjust quickly as evidence changes.
• Pragmatic and outcome-oriented, balancing technical rigor with delivery speed and operational reliability.
• Influences and is comfortable driving partners to meet enterprise standards and timelines.
• Commercially astute, able to connect architecture choices to financial outcomes and long-term portfolio value.
• Establishes durable operating models and technical standards that remain effective as the organization evolves.
• Experienced in levering AI in different aspects of the role to accelerate outcomes.

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. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and 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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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.