Lead Software Engineer - Platform Engineer - SDLC

Job Description
Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we're a new team, with a new mission. We're creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We're people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment.
As a Platform Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Platform SDLC team, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects - and depending on your strengths and interests, you'll have the opportunity to move between them.
While we're looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyone's unique - and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, there's scope for you to make a huge difference - on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world.
As a Platform SDLC Engineer you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining automation solutions for software development processes. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify automation opportunities, build out custom workflows, and develop utility tools to enhance productivity and efficiency across the organization. Building secure SDLC pipelines which perform Vulnerability scanning , ensuring an immutable artifact signed and testing evidence is validated. Working towards the long term aim of developing an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) building golden paths and enabling developer self-service.
Job responsibilities

• Designing and Implementing Automation Workflows: Work closely with software development teams to analyze existing workflows and identify opportunities for automation using GitHub Actions. Design and implement custom workflows tailored to specific project requirements. This includes infrastructure as code development pipelines.
• Developing GoLang Utilities: Utilize GoLang to develop efficient utility tools, scripts, and applications to automate repetitive tasks, enhance developer productivity, and improve the overall efficiency of the SDLC processes.
• Managing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Pipelines: Architect, configure, and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate the build, test, and deployment processes. Ensure smooth integration with version control systems and other development tools. Also facilitating reproducible builds and deployments.
• Monitoring and Optimizing performance: Monitor and analyze the performance of automation workflows and utility tools, identifying areas for optimization and improvement. Proactively implement enhancements to streamline processes and reduce cycle times.
• Creating Documentation and Training: Create comprehensive documentation for automation workflows, utility tools, and best practices. Provide training and support to development teams to ensure successful adoption and utilization of automation solutions.
• Staying Updated with Emerging Technologies: Keep abreast of the latest trends and advancements in automation, CI/CD, DevOps and DevSecOps practices. Evaluate new tools and technologies, recommending adoption where appropriate to drive continuous improvement.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrated proficiency with building software build pipelines, ideally with Github Actions
• Primarily identify as a software engineer and excel at designing and coding services and utilities using Golang.
• Have a strong focus on automated testing following TDD best practices.
• Well versed in using git scm.
• Passionate working with cloud-based infrastructure systems.
• Enjoy integrating various services, tools, and components together and value 'systems thinking'.

Our Technology Stack
The platform's SDLC technology stack consists of GitHub Actions, enabling seamless CI/CD workflows with automated testing, deployment, and infrastructure management. Automation utilities are written in Golang, Python and shell scripts ensuring high performance, reliability, and maintainability. Also leverage docker containers to speed-up SDLC build pipelines by consolidating all utilities and configuration into images. Additionally, the platform integrates with a Kubernetes environment on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and services such as Cloud Key Management . We wisely choose open-source software when it meets our needs, and aren't hesitant to build custom solutions when necessary. We approach each challenge with an open mind, selecting the best technology for each task. We're comfortable with innovation, but always remember our ultimate goal: to create lasting solutions for our customers.
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About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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.
About the Team
Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.