Senior Lead Software Engineer - VMware/OpenShift

Job Description
Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector of the Infrastructure Platforms team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.
The engineer will be responsible for managing VMware and Open Shift environments, supporting both Linux and Windows operating systems, and driving operational efficiency through automation and cloud-native practices.
Job responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Expertise in virtualization technologies (VMware vSphere/ESXi).
• Architect and maintain VMware infrastructure including vSphere, vCenter, ESXi hosts, Horizon, Workspace ONE, App Volumes, and Dynamic Environment Manager.
• Administer and optimize Red Hat Open Shift container platforms, including cluster setup, scaling, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Lead automation initiatives using Shell scripting, Terraform, and Ansible to streamline provisioning, patching, and monitoring workflows.
• Support and troubleshoot Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS) and Windows Server environments in virtualized and bare-metal deployments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network setup, firewall rules, storage configurations, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain technical documentation in Confluence and ensure run books are current.
• Contribute to platform-level test solutions and resilience validation using cloud-native tools.
• Lead the installation, configuration, and maintenance of complex Linux server environments (e.g., RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Design and implement scalable and resilient Linux infrastructure solutions within virtualized platforms.
• Automate Linux system administration tasks using advanced scripting (e.g., Bash) and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet).
• Perform advanced troubleshooting for complex Linux operating system issues, performance bottlenecks, and kernel-level problems.
• Implement and enforce robust security configurations, patching strategies, and compliance measures for Linux systems.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Deep expertise in VMware technologies and OpenShift administration.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Ansible, Bash, YAML).
• Experience with Linux and Windows OS management, patching, and monitoring.
• Experience in administering Active Directory, DHCP, DNS services
• Experience with microservices architecture, event-driven systems, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), telemetry platforms (Grafana, Splunk), DevOps automation, and infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform, and Ansible.
• Experience in Tier 3 data center operations including air gap connectivity, patching strategies, and audit preparation.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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 Team
Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.