Senior Linux & VMware Infrastructure Engineer

JPMorganChase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Plano, Texas is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to join the Corporate Sector's Infrastructure Platforms team. You will apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure discipline to drive performance excellence.

This role involves leading automation efforts with Shell scripting, Terraform and Ansible, maintaining VMware and OpenShift environments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Deep knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience or performance assessments.
• Deep expertise in VMware technologies and OpenShift administration.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Ansible, Bash, YAML).
• Experience with Linux and Windows OS management, patching, and monitoring.
• Experience in administering Active Directory, DHCP, DNS services.
• Experience with microservices architecture, event-driven systems, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), telemetry platforms (Grafana, Splunk), DevOps automation, and infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform, and Ansible.
• Experience in Tier 3 data center operations including air gap connectivity, patching strategies, and audit preparation.
• Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support infrastructure engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to review and validate AI-assisted recommendations before implementation, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to resiliency, security, and auditability expectations.

Responsibilities

• Applies technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to projects of moderate scope and executes creative solutions for design, development, and technical troubleshooting for problems of moderate complexity
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate infrastructure analysis and design documentation, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
• Drives a workstream or project consisting of one or more infrastructure engineering technologies and works with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and technology processes
• Strongly considers upstream and downstream data and systems or technical implications and advises on mitigation actions
• Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within delivery and automation routines to identify recurring issues and validate remediation options, ensuring changes are traceable/auditable and aligned to resiliency and security expectations.
• Architects and maintains VMware infrastructure including vSphere, vCenter, ESXi hosts, Horizon, Workspace ONE, App Volumes, and Dynamic Environment Manager
• Administers and optimizes Red Hat Open Shift container platforms, including cluster setup, scaling, and CI/CD pipeline integration
• Leads automation initiatives using Shell scripting, Terraform, and Ansible to streamline provisioning, patching, and monitoring workflows
• Supports and troubleshoots Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) and Windows Server environments in virtualized and bare-metal deployments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network setup, firewall rules, storage configurations, and compliance requirements

Skills

VMware technologies

OpenShift administration

Automation scripting

Linux administration

Windows administration

CI/CD tooling

Terraform

Ansible

Tools

vSphere

vCenter

ESXi

Horizon

Workspace ONE

App Volumes

Dynamic Environment Manager

Job description

JPMorganChase in Plano, Texas is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to join the Corporate Sector's Infrastructure Platforms team. You will apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure discipline to drive performance excellence.

This role involves leading automation efforts with Shell scripting, Terraform and Ansible, maintaining VMware and OpenShift environments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and