Senior Lead Software Engineer - Virtualization & Cluster Lifecycle Automation

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Jersey City, NJ, USA
Hybrid
Senior level
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Lead design, development, and automation of virtualized cluster lifecycle (provisioning, patching, compliance, decommissioning). Automate OpenShift/Kubernetes Day-2 operations, build production-grade services, use workflow orchestration (Temporal preferred), drive AI-assisted engineering practices, mentor engineers, document designs, and troubleshoot large-scale infrastructure deployments across global teams.
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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 virtualized cluster lifecycle automation.
  • Automate provisioning, configuration, patching, compliance enforcement, and decommissioning using 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

  • 8+ years hands-on software engineering experience building and operating production systems (or equivalent depth of experience).
  • Strong fundamentals in system design: API design, data modeling, testing strategy, and operational stability.
  • Proficiency in Go, Java, or Python building scalable server-side services.
  • Experience in System Design and Data Modeling.
  • Solid understanding of virtualization automation (VM lifecycle and resource concepts: CPU, memory, storage, networking).
  • Hands-on experience automating OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster lifecycle and Day-2 operations (upgrades, configuration management, policy/compliance alignment).
  • Experience developing and maintaining automated workflows in complex distributed environments; strong troubleshooting skills.
  • Working knowledge of security and compliance expectations (authN/authZ, secrets handling, data integrity, secure SDLC).
  • Experience with workflow orchestration at scale (Temporal strongly favored; similar orchestration acceptable).
  • Strong communication skills and ability to influence peers across global teams.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Hands-on experience with virtualization automation (VM lifecycle and resource concepts: CPU, memory, storage, networking).
  • Demonstrated track record mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards.
  • Familiarity with hypervisor environments (VMware ESXi, OpenShift, KVM).
  • Cloud-native experience (containers, CI/CD, observability, reliability engineering).
  • Passion for innovation, AI, and continuous improvement.
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 TeamOur professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

Skills Required

  • 8+ years hands-on software engineering experience building and operating production systems
  • Strong fundamentals in system design: API design, data modeling, testing strategy, operational stability
  • Proficiency in Go, Java, or Python building scalable server-side services
  • Solid understanding of virtualization automation (VM lifecycle: CPU, memory, storage, networking)
  • Hands-on experience automating OpenShift/Kubernetes cluster lifecycle and Day-2 operations
  • Experience developing and maintaining automated workflows in complex distributed environments
  • Working knowledge of security and compliance expectations (authN/authZ, secrets handling, secure SDLC)
  • Experience with workflow orchestration at scale (Temporal strongly favored)
  • Strong troubleshooting and production deployment experience; ability to own technical solutions
  • Strong communication skills and ability to influence peers across global teams
  • Demonstrated track record mentoring engineers and raising engineering standards
  • Familiarity with hypervisor environments (VMware ESXi, KVM)
  • Cloud-native experience (containers, CI/CD, observability, reliability engineering)
  • Passion for innovation, AI, and continuous improvement

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.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
289,097 Employees
Year Founded: 1799

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.

Why Work With Us

Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.

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