Sr Manager of Software Engineering - Supply Chain

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Houston seeks a Manager of Software Engineering to lead multiple teams within Corporate Sector - Infrastructure Platform Supply Chain, guiding day-to-day implementation and ensuring compliance and business alignment.

You will drive engineering strategy, oversee design, testing, deployment, and release management, and push for CI/CD, security, and AI-assisted development practices, while managing risks and delivering reliable software.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• Experience mentoring and developing software engineering teams.
• Proven track record leading software delivery across architecture, application development, testing, deployment, release management, and operational stability.
• Strong understanding of software engineering strategy, roadmaps, delivery governance, and organizational change.
• Experience leading agile teams and managing program increments, delivery dependencies, backlogs, and continuous improvement.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, virtualization, APIs, data models, event-driven solutions, and modern software frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC practices, CI/CD, DevSecOps, application resiliency, security, and automated testing.
• Experience establishing or improving engineering standards, release processes, operational controls, and production readiness practices.
• Understanding of technology risk management, governance, regulatory expectations, and control processes.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide AI-assisted development and delivery tools across teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads, develops, and manages software engineering teams, fostering inclusion, accountability, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and collaboration.
• Establishes and executes engineering strategy, roadmaps, priorities, and delivery plans aligned with objectives.
• Oversees software design, development, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting across domains.
• Partners with product and business stakeholders to define priorities, manage scope, and ensure predictable delivery.
• Oversees release management, deployment coordination, production readiness, change management, and stability.
• Drives CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure automation, observability, and secure delivery practices.
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates technology, delivery, operational, cyber, and regulatory risks.
• Ensures artifacts for architecture, design, risk, control, and delivery are maintained.
• Uses data and metrics to improve engineering performance and system health.
• Leads adoption of enterprise AI-assisted development and SDLC/TLM automation with human validation.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Coaching

Agile delivery

Cloud architecture

SDLC

CI/CD

AI-assisted development

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Observability

Job description

This is your chance to change the path of your career and guide multiple teams to success at one of the world’s leading financial institutions.

As a Manager of Software Engineering at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Sector - Infrastructure Platform Supply Chain platform, you lead multiple teams and manage day-to-day implementation activities by identifying and escalating issues and ensuring your team’s work adheres to compliance standards, business requirements, and tactical best practices.

Job responsibilities

• Leads, develops, and manages software engineering teams, fostering a culture of inclusion, accountability, technical excellence, continuous improvement, and collaboration
• Establishes and executes engineering strategy, roadmaps, priorities, and delivery plans aligned with business objectives
• Oversees software solution design, development, testing, deployment, and technical troubleshooting across multiple applications and technical domains
• Partners with product and business stakeholders to define priorities, manage scope, resolve dependencies, and ensure predictable delivery
• Oversees release management, deployment coordination, production readiness, change management, and operational stability
• Drives adoption and continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure automation, observability, and secure software delivery practices
• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates technology, delivery, operational, cyber, and regulatory risks
• Ensures the creation and maintenance of architecture, design, risk, control, and delivery artifacts
• Uses data, metrics, and reporting to identify trends, improve engineering performance, and strengthen application and system health
• Leads team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices and SDLC/TLM automation to improve delivery speed, quality, and operational outcomes, while setting expectations for human validation, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and consistent use of reusable patterns across teams.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience. In addition, demonstrated coaching and mentoring experience
• Experience managing, mentoring, and developing software engineering teams in a large corporate or financial services environment
• Demonstrated experience leading software delivery across architecture, application development, testing, deployment, release management, and operational stability
• Strong understanding of software engineering strategy, technical roadmaps, delivery governance, and organizational change
• Experience leading agile teams and managing program increments, delivery dependencies, backlogs, and continuous improvement
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, virtualization, APIs, data models, event-driven solutions, and modern software frameworks
• Strong knowledge of SDLC practices, CI/CD, DevSecOps, application resiliency, security, and automated testing
• Experience establishing or improving engineering standards, release processes, operational controls, and production readiness practices
• Understanding of technology risk management, governance, regulatory expectations, and control processes
• Experience leading responsible adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and delivery tools across engineering teams, including defining ways of working (review/validation expectations), measuring outcomes, and ensuring secure handling of data.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, resiliency/security implications, and governance

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
  • Exposure to cloud technologies and cloud-native architecture
  • Experience with enterprise architecture, platform engineering, or large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience with release orchestration, DevSecOps tooling, observability, and automated deployment platforms
  • Experience managing technology risk, audit activities, controls, or regulatory engagements
  • Experience leading engineering organizations through large-scale transformation or modernization initiatives