Lead Software Engineer - DevOps - Electronic Trading

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to be a part of JPMorgan's Equities Trading Technology group - a highly-skilled, business-aligned team of enthusiastic talent building one of world's leading e-Trading platforms.

As a Lead SoftwareEngineer - DevOps at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank’s - Equities Trading Technology group, you will follow the best Agile practices and develop in-house low-latency connectivity & pre-trade risk applications. These applications are both Client and Exchange facing, and also serve several internal clients. You will work with a team of experienced technologists, the role will participate in all aspects of e-trading development from design and build to deployment with a focus on infrastructure, administrative, operational tasks

Job responsibilities

• Drive the Projects independently with effective stakeholder management.
• Identify the gaps and provide efficient solutions for Process Improvements, Project Management, Release Management, Automation Implementation etc
• Work across entire software development lifecycle – requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, handover to support teams.
• Validate new functionalities and certify them from all angles – Integration, Functional, Regulatory, E2E etc
• Own the Production Release Management  – Planning, Deployment, Post Release Checkouts, and L3 Production Support etc
• Act on Regulatory Needs, Business Requests, Production Requests, Stress Testing etc with utmost urgency
• Lead and follow Agile Methodologies and Principles
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
   

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong analytical skills, solid understanding of computer science fundamentals and experience in real-time, high performance and/or e-Trading areas
• Proficiency in using a scripting language such as Python, Perl etc
• Comprehensive knowledge of Unix/Linux commands and Shell scripting
• Exposure to the Low Latency Trading Platforms and middle/back office systems
• Advanced understanding of Agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
• Hands-on practical experience of using tools like GIT, Jenkins, Maven, Bitbucket, IntelliJ, Jira, Confluence, Change Management etc
• Excellent verbal, written communication skills

 Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Investment Banking Domain, Front Office Trading Applications
• Good understanding of FIX Protocol and other financial messaging protocols is preferred
• Experience in test automation and tools
• Knowledge of programming using C/C++/Java is a big plus