Senior Lead Software Engineer - Virtualization & Cluster Lifecycle Automation (Hyper-V)
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As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the On Premise and Next Generation Infrastructure team, you will be a seasoned member of a small, high-paced agile team spanning global locations. You will play a pivotal role in delivering a first-class private cloud offering, focusing on enabling multiple hypervisor platforms and striving for a consistent end user experience across both on premise and public cloud environments. You will not only be a software engineer, but also an innovator, leveraging AI tooling and continuous improvement practices to drive quality and efficiency. Your deep knowledge of software engineering, experience with DevOps and SRE principles, and passion for new technologies will help shape the future of our infrastructure solutions.
Job responsibilities
- Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting for HyperV cluster lifecycle automation.
- Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, compliance enforcement , and decommissioning using PowerShell and Platform APIs
- Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
- Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability
- Lead production-grade deployments, own technical solutions, diagnose issues using structure troubleshooting methods.
- Work with large-scale infrastructure projects
- Document design decisions to enhance auditability.
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance that elevates engineering standards.
- Collaborate, influence, and partner with peers across global teams.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
- Demonstrate strong hands-on experience in system design, application development, data modeling, and testing.
- Show proficiency in server-side programming (Go, Java, PowerShell or Python) and building scalable applications in virtualized Windows environments
- Possess advanced knowledge in at least one database technology.
- Practical cloud-native experience and familiarity with deploying production-ready software.
- Understand resource allocation (CPU, memory, networking) for VMs and clusters, with hands-on experience in Microsoft HyperV.
- Strong experience in developing and maintaining automated workflows, infrastructure troubleshooting, and maintaining security compliance, authentication, and data integrity.
- Experience with data-center-scale automation and orchestration Temporal and similar orchestration tools.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work and influence peers globally.
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Ability to mentor and develop junior engineers.
- Experience leading engineering teams in an AI-augmented environment.
- Experience in multi hypervisor environments (VMware ESXi, OpenShift, KVM).
- Familiarity with cloud-native and DevOps.
- Knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends.
- Experience with Microsoft system Center Tooling (VMM, SCCM) in large environments.
- Experience in System Design and Data Modeling.
About Us
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
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience
- Hands-on experience in system design, application development, data modeling, and testing
- Proficiency in server-side programming (Go, Java, PowerShell or Python)
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Hyper-V and understanding VM/cluster resource allocation
- Experience developing and maintaining automated workflows, infrastructure troubleshooting, and security/compliance practices
- Practical cloud-native experience and familiarity with deploying production-ready software
- Advanced knowledge in at least one database technology
- Experience with data-center-scale automation and orchestration (Temporal or similar)
- Demonstrated experience leading and validating use of approved AI-assisted software development tools and practices
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to influence global peers
- Document design decisions to enhance auditability and lead production-grade deployments
- Ability to mentor engineers through design and code reviews
- Experience leading engineering teams in an AI-augmented environment
- Experience in multi-hypervisor environments (VMware ESXi, OpenShift, KVM)
- Familiarity with Microsoft System Center tooling (VMM, SCCM) in large environments
- Knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage are comprehensive, with on-site clinics, preventive care, and specialized supports such as maternity nurse guidance and fertility treatments. Wellness activities can help offset copays and out-of-pocket costs, reinforcing the perceived strength of health benefits.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching and additional automatic pay credits reflect strong employer-backed retirement savings. An employee stock purchase plan and related financial programs further bolster long-term financial support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick time, holidays, and generous parental leave are provided alongside family medical leave and adoption/fertility assistance. Additional programs like caregiver support and volunteer time off expand the breadth of time-away options.
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What We Do
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
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