Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineering

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · LONDON, LONDON, United Kingdom · Corporate Sector

Lead Software Engineer for Cloud Platform Engineering at JPMorgan Chase, focusing on building and operating Kubernetes-based platform services, automating developer self-service, CI/CD, and enhancing platform security and reliability. The role involves developing secure production code, designing infrastructure systems, providing operational support, and evaluating new technologies.

What you'd actually do

  1. Designs, builds, and operates Kubernetes-based platform services, automates developer self-service and CI/CD, improves reliability and operational readiness, and strengthens platform security and controls via IaC, policy-as-code, and hardening standards.
  2. Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  3. Develops composable infrastructure systems and capabilities
  4. Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
  5. Provide operational support for production systems in a “you-build-it-you-run-it” culture, including incident response and continuous reliability improvements.

Skills

Required

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts, such as Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), Google Associate Cloud Engineer Certification, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced in one or more programming language(s), such as Go, Java or Kotlin
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and processes within a technical domain, such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.
  • Practical cloud native experience, deploying Kubernetes applications on a cloud service provider, such as Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, or Microsoft Azure

Nice to have

  • Expertise in the Kubernetes operator pattern
  • Expertise deploying infrastructure as code, using Crossplane, Terraform, or equivalent
  • Experience with GitOps workflows

What the JD emphasized

  • Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and processes within a technical domain, such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.