Java AWS Lead Software Engineer

Description

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking Deposits platform, 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 evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

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

Performs heavy coding utilizing Java, Spring, Microservices/RESTful API, relational databases and Cloud services

Leads Agile team of 6 as an active developer and contributor by solving and implementing difficult technology challenges for successful team delivery

Expand unit testing automation suite capabilities by integrating tests into CI/CD pipeline; ensuring 100% documentation & unit testing of all code delivered

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience

Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

8+ years hands on experience using Java, Spring based technologies and event based microservices in a Cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)

Strong experience with micro services/RESTful API, relational/NoSQL databases, data modeling and data ingestion frameworks

Hands-on experience with data streaming and messaging frameworks (Kafka, Spark, etc.)

Understanding of containers (Dockers, Kubernetes, Helm, etc.)

Influencing & stakeholder management: Aligns roadmaps; secures cross functional buy in with data and clear trade offs

Executive communication: Frames complex tech and risk as business impact with clear options

Mentoring: Coaches engineers; builds quality, psychological safety, and continuous improvement

Delivery & change leadership: Leads cross team improvements; drives outcomes through ambiguity and resolves conflict

Engineering excellence & judgment: Raises standards for design, reliability, and security; makes pragmatic build/buy/retire calls

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

AWS certification.

In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Design and implement robust automation frameworks and tools to support continuous integration and delivery

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions

Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in performance testing and automation

Track record leading modernization programs (e.g., monolith-to-microservices or cloud migrations) in regulated environments