Lead Software Engineer - DevOps

Company: JPMorganChase
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer DevOps at JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Bank Digital Enablement Team, you will apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure engineering discipline. You will continue to evolve your technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of your aligned domain of expertise, contributing to the modernization and resilience of our technology landscape. Job Responsibilities Deliver critical infrastructure engineering solutions across multiple technical areas as part of an agile team. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines; automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment workflows. Provision and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform; standardize modules and enforce best practices. Deploy and operate container platforms (EKS/ECS); optimize cluster capacity, networking, and autoscaling. Diagnose and resolve production incidents end-to-end; lead root-cause analysis and drive preventive actions. Implement and support core AWS services, including S3, SNS, SQS, RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, and ElastiCache/Redis. Integrate and manage artifact repositories and build tools (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, Maven/Gradle). Establish secure container image pipelines, including vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement. Implement observability and alerting using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana. Plan and execute disaster recovery and multi-region readiness; validate failover and RTO/RPO targets. Ensure security and compliance, including IAM least privilege, encryption, secret management, and code scanning. Required qualifications, capabilities & skills Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience. Deep knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering such as hardware, networking, databases, storage, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, or performance assessments. Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell, Groovy) for automation and infrastructure management. Experience with cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies, with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments. Strong understanding of CI/CD tools and practices, including pipeline automation and governance. Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, EKS/ECS). Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools, such as Terraform, for provisioning and managing cloud resources. Commitment to continuous learning and development of technical and cross-functional knowledge. Preferred qualifications, capabilities & skills AWS Solutions Architect, Kubernetes CKA, Terraform Associate, or similar certifications. Experience with event streaming and messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka, AWS SQS). Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana). Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to document standards and procedures. Bias toward automation and continuous improvement. Experience supporting audits and penetration tests, including security best practices. Ability to collaborate with third-party technical teams and cloud support services. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT: This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase’s review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.

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