AWS Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. Join our growing team in developing our Identity & Access Management onboarding application. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Digital Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, Lambda, and Kubernetes (EKS), with a strong understanding of cloud architecture and best practices
• Proficiency in using Terraform for automating infrastructure deployment and management, ensuring scalable and reliable cloud environments
• 7 plus years application development in Python and/or Java, with the ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code for automation and application development
• 3-4 years experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins and Spinnaker, with a focus on continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with applications deployed on EC2 and EKS, providing effective solutions to ensure high availability and performance
• Proven skills in platform-level automation, enabling streamlined operations and enhanced efficiency across cloud environments
• Excellent problem solving skills with a mindset to modernize the platform

Nice To Haves

• Strong Python development skills
• Strong AWS experience
• Strong DevOps and Kubernetes
• Expert problem solver
• Experience with Identity & Access Management (IAM), ForgeRock

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Design, develop, and troubleshoot innovative software solutions by thinking beyond conventional approaches to solve complex technical problems
• Perform high-quality production code in Python and Java, and review and debug code authored by others
• Proactively anticipate, diagnose, and resolve technical challenges to keep systems running smoothly
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams—probing architectures, technical credentials, and integration fit within our existing information landscape
• Leverage AWS services for scalable deployments
• Execute DevOps responsibilities such as container orchestration, deployments, and infrastructure management using Kubernetes

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree