JPMorganChase · 2 weeks ago
Lead Software Engineer - Cloud DevOps - RDS
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $215K/yr
5+ years expJPMorganChase is one of the oldest financial institutions, providing innovative financial solutions globally. The Lead Software Engineer role involves enhancing, building, and delivering technology products while ensuring database performance and reliability in a cloud environment.
Asset ManagementBankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Understand 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
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage
On-site health and wellness centers
A retirement savings plan
Backup childcare
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health support
Financial coaching
Company
JPMorganChase
With a history tracing its roots to 1799 in New York City, JPMorganChase is one of the world's oldest, largest, and best-known financial institutions—carrying forth the innovative spirit of our heritage firms in global operations across 100 markets.
10001+ employees
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Leadership Team
Allison Beer
CEO of Card Services and Connected Commerce
Dan Mendelson
CEO, Morgan Health
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