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Director of Software Engineering

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.
Cloud
Principal Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
10+ years of experience
Finance · Enterprise SaaS
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Description For Director of Software Engineering

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to join their Consumer and Community Banking division. This is a leadership role focused on guiding product teams in cloud infrastructure optimization and modernization. The role involves leading public cloud initiatives, ensuring best practices, and driving key pillars including Solution Engineering, Technology lifecycle management, Problem Management, Resiliency and Automation.

The position requires an experienced technology leader who can collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust cloud-based solutions while maintaining high standards of reliability and security. You'll be responsible for developing and implementing cloud standards, managing platform issues, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

As a Director, you'll lead teams working with AWS services, container orchestration, and various programming languages. The role combines technical expertise with leadership skills, requiring both hands-on experience with cloud technologies and the ability to guide and mentor teams.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in AWS and cloud technologies. You should have a proven track record of managing stakeholders, driving technical initiatives, and ensuring operational excellence in cloud environments.

This role offers the opportunity to work with one of the world's leading financial institutions, driving cloud transformation initiatives that impact millions of customers. You'll be part of JPMorgan Chase's Consumer & Community Banking division, which leads the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth while maintaining top customer satisfaction ratings.

The position combines technical leadership with strategic thinking, requiring someone who can both architect solutions and drive organizational change. You'll work in a dynamic environment where you can make a significant impact on the bank's cloud infrastructure while leading and developing teams.

Last updated 23 days ago

Responsibilities For Director of Software Engineering

  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver robust cloud-based solutions
  • Guide product teams on Public Cloud standards and best practices
  • Lead team to develop and maintain cloud standards and practices
  • Own end-to-end platform issues and problem management in AWS Cloud
  • Identify opportunities to improve resiliency and availability
  • Implement continuous process improvement
  • Analyze platform level changes and communicate impacts
  • Measure and optimize system performance
  • Provide operational support for public cloud platform
  • Debug and optimize systems and automate routine tasks

Requirements For Director of Software Engineering

Java
Python
Kubernetes
Go
  • 10+ years software engineering experience
  • 5+ years experience building/supporting AWS environments using Terraform
  • Strong understanding of business technology drivers
  • Experience managing stakeholders at all levels
  • Expertise in DevOps tools like Ansible, Artifactory, Docker, GitHub, Jenkins
  • Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Experience with high volume, mission critical applications
  • Knowledge of container platforms like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or technical discipline preferred
  • AWS Certification preferred

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