Chase · 1 month ago
Lead Software Engineer - Cloud DevOps - RDS
575 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $215K/yr
5+ years expChase is a leading financial services firm, and they are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their Commercial and Investment Banking - Payments team. In this role, you will enhance and deliver technology products, conduct critical technology solutions, and ensure the performance and reliability of the firm's database infrastructure.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Understands the firm’s database infrastructure environment and technology modernization pathway
Works with application teams to help them migrate to the latest database products and versions on our private cloud or onto the public cloud
Designs and implements automated CI/CD pipelines for database provisioning and deployment using Terraform, ensuring consistent and repeatable infrastructure changes
Develops and maintains Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules for database resources, networking, and monitoring integrations
Uses expertise to help maximize the performance, resiliency of the application workloads and optimize database performance, capacity, and scalability
Implements network monitoring solutions to track database connectivity, latency, and throughput across hybrid cloud environments
Troubleshoots and resolves database issues, including query tuning, indexing, and deadlock resolution
Collaborates with developers to refine database schemas, optimize queries, and improve application performance
Ensures 24/7 availability and reliability for mission-critical systems through proactive monitoring and maintenance
Participates in cloud database administration on AWS (RDS, EC2) and Google SQL Database
Integrates cloud-native monitoring and alerting solutions for proactive issue detection and resolution
Qualification
Required
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Proven experience in database administration ( MySQL , PostgreSQL ), including migration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
Hands-on expertise with cloud database platforms such as AWS RDS and Google Database
Strong proficiency in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for database deployment using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles
Experience with database networking, monitoring tools, and proactive alerting solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor)
Solid understanding of database performance optimization, capacity planning, and scalability strategies
Proficient in query tuning, indexing, deadlock resolution, and schema design
Familiarity with disaster recovery planning, backup/restore automation, and high-availability architectures
Ability to collaborate effectively with application developers and cross-functional teams to optimize database and application performance
Strong documentation skills for maintaining database configurations, operational procedures, and deployment processes
Preferred
Experience with security patching, compliance checks, and cloud governance best practices is a plus
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
Company
Chase
Chase provides broad range of financial services. It is a sub-organization of JP Morgan Chase.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike McDonnell
Managing Director, Head of Chase Travel Platform Product
Nicole Sanchez
Managing Director, Consumer Bank, GM and Product Executive, Growth Financial Products
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