Cloud engineer, DevOps - Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Job Description
Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate and Investment Bank Payments Technology Kinexys Cloud platform, you are an integral part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. You will promote significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, applying deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to address a diverse array of challenges across multiple technologies and applications.
Job responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Designs, develops, and implements secure, scalable, and resilient cloud-native solutions for the Kinexys blockchain SaaS platform across multiple regions.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Builds and maintains foundational cloud capabilities using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code (PaC) frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Kyverno).
• Implements robust Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions to support secure, permissioned access for internal and external participants.
• Designs and manages complex cloud networking architectures to support high-volume, low-latency blockchain transactions.
• Develops CI/CD pipelines, automates deployment and monitoring, and ensures operational excellence for cloud and blockchain workloads.
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus, including cloud architecture, security, and resiliency.
• Collaborates with Cybersecurity, IAM, and Public Cloud teams to meet internal and external control, risk, and regulatory requirements (OCC, FRB, FDIC, SOC2, PCI, HIPAA, etc.).
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or software development, with a focus on AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools.
• Hands-on experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or software development, with a focus on AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, AWS SDK, etc.) and Policy as Code (Kyverno, Sentinel, etc.).
• Practical cloud native experience, including containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) with
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills;
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment.
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with CI/CD tools (ArgoCD, Terraform Cloud, GitHub Actions, etc.) and observability solutions (Thanos, Grafana, AWS OpenSearch, Fluent Bit).
• Strong understanding of IAM, cloud networking, and security best practices.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, Java, Node.js, etc.).
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, blockchain, distributed systems)

About Us
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
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.