Lead DevOps Software Engineer

Lead DevOps Software Engineer Bgr

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated software engineer with strong AWS development and architecture expertise to join our Engineering team. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimizing cloud-native solutions using AWS, microservices architecture, and Kubernetes.

Within the Limits Management team of Markets Technology, you will help deliver a robust multi-asset risk and control management platform supporting FICC and Equities trading activities. You will leverage your AWS and cloud engineering skills to architect, maintain, and optimize applications and infrastructure, driving continuous improvement and innovation to ensure platform availability, reliability, and scalability.

 

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested software solutions on AWS
• Architect and implement microservices-based applications, leveraging Kubernetes for orchestration and scalability
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and efficient software
• Participate in design reviews to strengthen architectural resilience, fault tolerance, and scalability
• Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems to ensure comprehensive visibility into system health and performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues to maintain system integrity and performance
• Champion best practices in software engineering, reliability, and resiliency, and mentor team members

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience, with a strong focus on AWS cloud development 
• Hands-on experience building production-grade software in Java
• Experience with developing and deploying containers, CI/CD and DevOps practices 
• Experience working with both relational and NoSQL databases
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and reliability patterns
• Solid understanding of networking concepts and Unix/Linux environments
• Experience analyzing, troubleshooting, and supporting large-scale, cloud-native systems

 

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Java, object-oriented programming, and the JVM, especially in AWS environments
• Experience with infrastructure as code and modern monitoring/observability practices
• Experience working in the financial or fintech industry

Experience Level

Senior Level