Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Database Administrator

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Jersey City, NJ

9h

About The Position

Assume a vital position as a key member of a high-performing team that delivers
infrastructure and performance excellence. Your role will be instrumental in
shaping the future at one of the world's largest and most influential companies.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate
Technology, you apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical
processes within the infrastructure engineering discipline. Continue to evolve
your technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of your aligned domain of
expertise. We are seeking an experienced Cloud Database Administrator (DBA) with
hands-on experience managing and optimizing large-scale database environments.
The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise in a range of database
services and their surrounding infrastructure.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure disciplines concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Deep knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, or performance assessments
• Deep knowledge of one specific infrastructure technology and scripting languages (e.g., Scripting, Python, etc.)
• Drives to continue to develop technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of the product
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds
• Experience working on enterprise database technologies, both SQL and No SQL databases.
• Experience working with services on multi cloud Cloud infrastructure. For example, AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI  or Private Cloud.
• Experience migrating data across different database products.
• Experience working in a tier 1 financial services organization or similar industry.
• Experience in collaborating with application development teams to provide guidance on the best use of database services and infrastructure
• Experience working on alongside DevOps engineering

Nice To Haves

• Respect for people and opinions and the ability to confidently offer your point of view.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative and diverse environment.
• Optimism and adaptability when faced with challenges and complex situations, coupled with the drive to solve complex problems and continuously optimize processes.
• Dedication to continuous improvement and development of your skillset and talents

Responsibilities

• Understand firm’s database infrastructure environment and technology modernization pathway. Work with application teams to help them migrate to the latest database products and versions on our private cloud or onto the public cloud. Once on these platforms you will use your expertise to help maximize the performance and resiliency of the application workloads.
• Applies technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to projects of moderate scope
• Drives a workstream or project consisting of one or more infrastructure engineering technologies
• Works with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and its technology processes
• Strongly considers upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications and advises on mitigation actions
• Monitor and optimize database performance, capacity, and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database issues, including query tuning, indexing, and deadlock resolution.
• Collaborate with developers to refine database schemas, optimize queries, and improve application performance.
• Ensure 24/7 availability and reliability for mission-critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, and operational procedures.
• Support release deployments, maintenance windows, and database upgrades after hours and weekends as needed.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed