AWS Lead Software Engineer

Job Description
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.
Job 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 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 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
• Proactively anticipate, diagnose, and resolve technical challenges to keep systems running smoothly.
• Excellent problem solving skills with a mindset to modernize the platform

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

About Us
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
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.
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About the Team
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.