Senior Lead: AI-Driven Virtualization & Cluster Lifecycle

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

Job summary

JPMorganChase is hiring a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide a private cloud framework spanning on-premise and public cloud platforms. You will advance hypervisor-agnostic infrastructure, implement AI-assisted engineering practices, and mentor a global team in design reviews, code quality, and automated testing.

The role emphasizes production-grade deployments, SDLC tooling, security, and scalable automation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on software engineering experience building and operating production systems.
• Strong fundamentals in API design, data modeling, testing strategy, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, or Python building scalable server-side services.
• Experience in System Design and Data Modeling.
• Hands-on experience automating OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster lifecycle and Day-2 operations.
• Experience developing automated workflows in complex distributed environments; strong troubleshooting skills.
• Working knowledge of security and compliance expectations (authN/authZ, secrets handling, data integrity).
• Experience with workflow orchestration at scale (Temporal preferred).

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting for virtualized cluster lifecycle automation.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, compliance enforcement, and decommissioning using 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, while establishing consistent validation standards 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 structured troubleshooting methods.
• Work with large-scale infrastructure projects
• Document design decisions to enhance auditability.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance that elevates engineering standards.
• Collaborate, influence, and partner with peers across global teams.

Skills

Software engineering

System Design

Go/Java/Python

OpenShift/Kubernetes

Automation

Security & Compliance

Workflow orchestration

Communication

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Temporal

Job description

JPMorganChase is hiring a Senior Lead Software Engineer to guide a private cloud framework spanning on-premise and public cloud platforms. You will advance hypervisor-agnostic infrastructure, implement AI-assisted engineering practices, and mentor a global team in design reviews, code quality, and automated testing.

The role emphasizes production-grade deployments, SDLC tooling, security, and scalable automation.