Lead Software Engineer, AWS Terraform - Infrastructure as Code
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Job description
JPMorgan Chase is hiring a Lead Software Engineer, AWS Terraform - Infrastructure as Code — a full-time, based in Plano, TX role. Apply directly on JPMorgan Chase's careers page below.
Lead Software Engineer- AWS Terraform -Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Location: Plano, TX, United States
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase Commercial and Investment Banking, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate scalable cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on reliability, security, and operability
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns (reusable modules, consistent standards, safe deployments)
- Improve CI/CD and deployment automation across services and environments
Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
- Own and improve observability: monitoring, alerting, logging, dashboards, and actionable runbooks
- Participate in on-call rotations and incident response; drive high-quality postmortems and follow-through
- Partner closely with developers to improve system design, performance, and operational maturity
- Strengthen engineering quality via PR reviews, shared standards, and knowledge sharing
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- A. Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Hands-on practical experience on AWS: ECS, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, KMS
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
- Proficient in Terraform (modules, state management, workspaces)
- Advanced understanding of Infrastructure as Code best practices (strong IaC and CI/CD patterns)
- Good hands on Networking fundamentals: load balancers, DNS, firewalls, VPNs ,Jenkins (pipelines, Groovy, shared libraries), Spinnaker (pipelines, deployment strategies, canary/blue-green), GitOps workflows, Containers and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes/EKS
- Artifact management: Nexus, ECR, JFrog
- Experience with Reliability, Observability, Security, Compliance, Scripting and automation using Python, Bash, Go , JSON and Restful API
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Good to have performance engineering basics
nice to have Cost optimization experience (FinOps mindset)
About Us
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
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.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
About the Organization
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Excited to work in Commercial Banking, supporting our esteemed clients by enabling seamless money-related tasks through our self-service channels.Get Software Engineer jobs like this→
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Lead Software Engineer, AWS Terraform - Infrastructure as Code at JPMorgan Chase?
The required skills for Lead Software Engineer, AWS Terraform - Infrastructure as Code at JPMorgan Chase include: AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Bash, Go, Jenkins, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, IAM, CloudWatch, JSON, REST.
What is the seniority level for Lead Software Engineer, AWS Terraform - Infrastructure as Code at JPMorgan Chase?
Lead Software Engineer, AWS Terraform - Infrastructure as Code at JPMorgan Chase is a Lead / Senior level position.
How do I apply for Lead Software Engineer, AWS Terraform - Infrastructure as Code at JPMorgan Chase?
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