Lead Infrastructure Engineer - VMware, Red Hat, Kubernetes, Terraform

JPMorganChase•Plano, TX

About The Position

As a Lead Infrastructure Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Platform Migration Engineering and VSI team, you will contribute to an agile team that builds and delivers secure, stable, scalable technology products. You will apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills to infrastructure challenges spanning multiple technologies and applications, driving business impact through your work. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and operating resilient infrastructure across virtualized and containerized environments. This includes VMware virtualization, Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes, infrastructure as code with Terraform or comparable tools, and automation of platform operations. You will also apply practical AI capabilities to infrastructure engineering while following applicable security and data-handling requirements. You will establish engineering standards and operational practices, diagnose complex issues and lead root-cause analysis, and collaborate across application, security, architecture, and operations teams. The position also provides technical leadership through design reviews, mentoring, and guidance to other engineers.

Requirements

Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting VMware virtualization solutions.
Practical experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes in production or similarly complex environments.
Strong understanding of containerization concepts, including container images, registries, networking, storage, and orchestration.
Experience developing and managing infrastructure as code with Terraform and/or comparable tools.
Demonstrated ability to automate infrastructure and operational workflows using suitable scripting or automation tools.
Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, virtualization, containers, and platform services.
Experience working with reliability, security, change management, and operational support practices.
Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CI/CD practices and integrating infrastructure changes into delivery pipelines.
Familiarity with configuration management, observability, platform security, and secrets management.
Experience operating infrastructure across hybrid or cloud environments.
Practical experience using AI-enabled tools or techniques to support engineering workflows, with sound judgment about validation, security, and data privacy.
Relevant certifications in VMware, Red Hat, Kubernetes, Terraform, or related technologies.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and operate resilient infrastructure platforms across virtualized and containerized environments.
Build and maintain VMware-based virtualization solutions, including platform configuration, lifecycle management, and operational support.
Engineer and support Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes environments, including cluster operations, workload deployment, scaling, security, and troubleshooting.
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and comparable tools.
Automate platform provisioning, configuration, deployment, monitoring, and routine operational tasks.
Apply practical AI capabilities to infrastructure engineering, such as operational analysis, troubleshooting, automation, and knowledge retrieval, while following applicable security and data-handling requirements.
Establish and promote engineering standards, reusable patterns, documentation, and operational practices.
Diagnose complex infrastructure issues, lead root-cause analysis, and drive sustainable remediation.
Collaborate with application, security, architecture, and operations teams to deliver platform solutions.
Provide technical leadership through design reviews, mentoring, and guidance to other engineers.