Senior Cloud Platform Engineering Leader

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City, NJ (and additional locations) seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to lead cloud platform initiatives, shaping secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and AI-powered development ecosystems. You will guide DevEx, CI/CD, and cross-functional teams across the firm.

The role emphasizes implementing real-time telemetry, platform observability, and scalable tooling to accelerate software delivery while aligning with business priorities and security standards.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Advanced knowledge of containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, etc.).
• Demonstrated expertise in DevEx (Developer Experience) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Spinnaker, Bitbucket, GitHub, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices, shift-left methodologies, and DevSecOps processes.
• Strong programming skills in Golang or Python, with a solid understanding of software development best practices.
• Proficiency with cloud infrastructure provisioning tools (Terraform, KRO, Crossplane, etc.).
• Experience with logging and monitoring tools (Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.).
• Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure design, architecture, and migration strategies.
• Demonstrated proficiency with AI-assisted coding workflows, including experience with LLM-powered development tools, spec-driven development methodologies, and prompt engineering for software engineering use cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the cloud engineering team.
• Lead the design and development of secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure and platform tools.
• Drive adoption of modern DevEx practices and evolve CI/CD and developer tooling to improve delivery speed, quality, and consistency.
• Align platform strategy and roadmaps with business priorities; lead cross-functional initiatives to modernize SDLC practices.
• Evaluate, integrate, and govern strategic tooling to reduce cognitive load and improve developer experience.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify and eliminate bottlenecks on the platform.
• Define and promote paved paths and self-service workflows to streamline developer workflows.
• Implement real-time telemetry pipelines and workflows for large-scale platform observability and analytics.
• Champion adoption of tools that can improve developer productivity through clear documentation, training, office hours, and close engagement with the developer community.
• Standardize use of AI-assisted coding tools and AI-powered development ecosystems to accelerate development workflows across the organization.
• Contribute to the design and development of AI agents and MCP integrations using frameworks built on top of Google ADK, Anthropic SDKs, etc.

Skills

Cloud platforms

DevEx / CI-CD

Golang / Python

Terraform / IaC

Kubernetes / Docker

Security / DevSecOps

LLM tooling / AI workflows

Observability tooling

Software architecture

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Spinnaker

GitHub Actions

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City, NJ (and additional locations) seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to lead cloud platform initiatives, shaping secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and AI-powered development ecosystems. You will guide DevEx, CI/CD, and cross-functional teams across the firm.

The role emphasizes implementing real-time telemetry, platform observability, and scalable tooling to accelerate software delivery while aligning with business priorities and security standards.