Software Engineer III

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 138,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a seasoned Software Engineer III within Corporate Technology, Employee Platforms. You will design and deliver secure, scalable technology products, operating across multiple areas to support the firm's objectives.

You will build container platforms, develop CI/CD pipelines, manage Terraform-driven infra, and ensure observability, resiliency, and efficient deployment across production environments.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a DevOps / Platform / SRE / Infrastructure Engineering role.
• Strong experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes (core concepts, workloads, configs/secrets, troubleshooting).
• Experience with Artifactory (repository management and artifact promotion practices).
• Solid Linux fundamentals (system troubleshooting, processes, networking basics, scripting).
• Proven delivery of CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and deployment.
• Hands-on infrastructure provisioning with Terraform (modules, state, remote backends, environments).
• Working experience with MySQL (operations, backup/restore concepts, troubleshooting, monitoring).
• Working experience with Kafka (topics/partitions, producers/consumers, operational monitoring/troubleshooting).
• Experience with observability/telemetry tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana (logs/metrics/traces; alert tuning).
• Understanding of load balancing concepts and operational support in production environments.
• Practical experience supporting high availability, sustained operations, and DR/resiliency planning and testing.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate container platforms using Docker and Kubernetes, including deployments, scaling, and lifecycle management.
• Develop and maintain Linux-based CI/CD pipelines (build, test, package, deploy), improving reliability, security, and speed.
• Manage artifact lifecycle and dependency workflows using Artifactory (publishing, promotion, retention, access controls).
• Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices (versioning, reviews, drift detection).
• Support MySQL and Kafka components in production environments, including basic configuration, performance troubleshooting, and operational monitoring.
• Implement and support infrastructure management activities (capacity planning, patching strategy, configuration management, standardization).
• Enhance observability and telemetry: logging, metrics, traces, dashboards, alerting, and incident response using tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and Grafana.
• Configure and support load balancers and traffic management patterns (routing, health checks, TLS termination, failover).
• Contribute to sustained resiliency and disaster recovery readiness (RTO/RPO understanding, runbooks, testing, failure exercises).
• Drive automation across operational workflows (environment provisioning, deployment, validation, remediation, reporting).
• Collaborate with application teams, security, and infrastructure partners to improve platform stability and delivery practices.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Linux

Artifactory

MySQL

Kafka

Observability

Automation

Load balancing

DR / Resiliency

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Splunk

Dynatrace

Grafana

Job description

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There's nothing more exciting than being at the center of a rapidly growing field in technology and applying your skillsets to drive innovation and modernize the world's most complex and mission‑critical systems.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology, Employee Platforms team, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted, market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Build and operate container platforms using Docker and Kubernetes, including deployments, scaling, and lifecycle management.
• Develop and maintain Linux-based CI/CD pipelines (build, test, package, deploy), improving reliability, security, and speed.
• Manage artifact lifecycle and dependency workflows using Artifactory (publishing, promotion, retention, access controls).
• Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices (versioning, reviews, drift detection).
• Support MySQL and Kafka components in production environments, including basic configuration, performance troubleshooting, and operational monitoring (as applicable to the role).
• Implement and support infrastructure management activities (capacity planning, patching strategy, configuration management, standardization).
• Enhance observability and telemetry: logging, metrics, traces, dashboards, alerting, and incident response using tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and Grafana.
• Configure and support load balancers and traffic management patterns (routing, health checks, TLS termination, failover).
• Contribute to sustained resiliency and disaster recovery readiness (RTO/RPO understanding, runbooks, testing, failure exercises).
• Drive automation across operational workflows (environment provisioning, deployment, validation, remediation, reporting).
• Collaborate with application teams, security, and infrastructure partners to improve platform stability and delivery practices.

Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• 5 years of experience in a DevOps / Platform / SRE / Infrastructure Engineering role.
• Strong experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes (core concepts, workloads, configs/secrets, troubleshooting).
• Experience with Artifactory (repository management and artifact promotion practices).
• Solid Linux fundamentals (system troubleshooting, processes, networking basics, scripting).
• Proven delivery of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins/GitLab CI/Azure DevOps or similar) with automated testing and deployment.
• Hands‑on infrastructure provisioning with Terraform (modules, state, remote backends, environments).
• Working experience with MySQL (operations, backup/restore concepts, troubleshooting, monitoring).
• Working experience with Kafka (topics/partitions, producers/consumers, operational monitoring/troubleshooting).
• Experience with observability/telemetry tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana (logs/metrics/traces; alert tuning).
• Understanding of load balancing concepts and operational support in production environments.
• Practical experience supporting high availability, sustained operations, and DR/resiliency planning and testing.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with service mesh, ingress controllers, or Kubernetes policy controls.
• Familiarity with secrets management and secure supply chain practices (SBOM, signing, scanning).
• Experience operating in regulated environments with change/release controls.
• Exposure to incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident improvements.
• Experience working with the SecuriThings device management platform.
• Relevant certifications in Kubernetes or Docker (e.g., CKA/CKAD/CKS or Docker certifications).

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

Base Pay/Salary Jersey City,NJ $137,750.00 - $185,000.00 / year

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