Site Reliability Engineer II

Next Frontier Capital; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer II to help ensure reliability across our enterprise systems in a Chicago-based role. You will leverage software engineering best practices, collaborate across teams, and drive reliability improvements while using enterprise AI capabilities to speed incident triage and post-incident analysis.

You will work on observability, monitoring, and running incidents, with responsibilities expanding as you gain expertise in cloud infrastructure and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts with 2+ years of applied experience.
• Ability to code in at least one programming language.
• Working knowledge of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support SRE workflows with validation habits.

Responsibilities

• Executes small to medium projects independently with guidance, then designs and delivers projects independently.
• Write high quality, maintainable code following software engineering best practices.
• Triage, diagnose, and resolve incidents with cross-functional teams.
• Improve observability, SLIs/SLOs, monitoring, and alerting for reliability.
• Identify toil and reduce it via system engineering or code improvements.
• Assess AI-assisted recommendations for correctness and risk to maintain resiliency and security.

Skills

Coding in at least one language

AI in SRE workflows

Cloud infrastructure

Observability

Containers/Linux

CI/CD basics

Job description

Play a key role in ensuring system reliability at one of the world’s most iconic and largest financial institutions.

As a Site Reliability Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking and Payment Technology Team, you will use technology to solve business problems and leverage software engineering best practices as we strive towards excellence. This role often works independently to execute small to medium projects, but you’ll also have the opportunity to collaborate with cross functional teams to continually improve your level of knowledge about JPMorgan Chase’s business and relevant technologies.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes small to medium projects independently with initial direction and graduates to designing and delivering projects independently
• Leverages technology to solve business problems by writing high quality, maintainable, and robust code following best practices in software engineering
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to speed up incident triage, troubleshooting, and post‑incident analysis, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
• Participates in triaging, examining, diagnosing, and resolving incidents and works with others to solve problems at their root
• Recognizes toil within the role and proactively works towards eliminating it through systems engineering or updating application code
• Understands observability patterns and strives to implement and improve service level indicators, objectives monitoring, and alerting solutions for optimal transparency and analysis
• Applies enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to identify recurring toil and reliability risks from operational signals, prioritizing reuse‑first improvements and measurable SLO outcomes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience
• Ability to code in at least one programming language
• Working knowledge of using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support SRE workflows (e.g., troubleshooting support and runbook drafting) with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to assess AI‑assisted operational recommendations for correctness and risk, and apply appropriate controls to maintain resiliency, security, and auditability.
• Experience maintaining a cloud‑based infrastructure
• Familiar with site reliability concepts, principles, and practices
• Familiar with observability such as white and black box monitoring, service level objective alerting, and telemetry collection
• Familiarity with containers or a common server OS such as Linux and Windows
• Emerging knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices and related tooling

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

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Promote reliable payment systems, resolve incidents and changes, and enhance monitoring to improve performance across all platforms.