As a Lead Security Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Cybersecurity & Technology Controls, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to deliver software solutions that satisfy pre-defined functional and user requirements with the added dimension of preventing misuse, circumvention, and malicious behavior. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of cybersecurity challenges that span multiple technology domains.
Job responsibilities
- Design, develop, test and deploy Java/python applications to Dev, Test and Prod environment.
- Perform security validation, performance tuning and apply software engineering best practices.
- Support/maintain applications post-production deployment (Devops)
- Automate deployment and infrastructure pipelines in both on-prem and public cloud environments
- Write unit/integration test cases for the application modules. Create Software documentation and operational run books
- Identify hidden problems and patterns and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
- Create architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by engineering.
- Work with product owners to gather requirements, understand, design scalable and secure applications. Work in an agile environment and deliver features in 2 week sprint cycle
- Lead delivery of applications, continuity-related awareness, training, educational activities, and exercises
- Work in a collaborative and independent manner
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years’ applied experience.
- Application development experience, debugging and maintaining code in one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages for enterprise environments with strong analytical and problem solving skill
- Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing and operational stability
- 5+ years of applied experience working in Java: Spring, Spring boot frameworks etc.,
- Proficient in all aspects of Agile methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle, distributed systems, resiliency, and security
- Hands on experience working on relational/NoSql databases, SQL and ORM technologies(JPA, hibernate etc.,)
- Hands-on experience with containerization using Docker and orchestration in Kubernetes environments.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and application performance management (APM) using observability tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace.
Excellent knowledge of Object-Oriented concepts, analysis and design using common design patterns
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Associate level or above AWS certification
- Kubernetes certification
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About UsWe 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.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
JPMorganChase Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
Chicago, IL, United States
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