Lead Data Engineer

Are you ready to take your career to the next level in the world of data engineering? Join our team at Chase UK, where your expertise will help shape our data lake and drive critical business decisions. We offer a collaborative environment with opportunities for career growth and the chance to work on impactful projects using modern technologies.

As a Lead Data Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Chase UK data engineering team, you will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure. You will leverage modern technologies to tackle unique challenges and contribute to projects with broad impact. Your role will involve creating secure production code, developing reusable frameworks, and executing software solutions with a focus on quality and sustainability.

Job Responsibilities:

• Create secure and high-quality production code to deploy infrastructure.
• Develop reusable frameworks, prioritizing quality and long-term sustainability.
• Thrive in a challenging environment and provide hands-on contributions across various projects.
• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with innovative approaches.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Formal training or certification in Public Cloud engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Excellent programming skills, ideally in Python or another modern programming language.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies, Applicant Resiliency, and Security.
• Experience with Public Cloud services in Production (AWS or other).
• Hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g., Redshift, EMR).
• Comprehensive understanding of modern data platforms, including data governance and observability.
• Self-starter capable of delivering production-ready solutions with minimal supervision.
• Solid theoretical fundamentals in a wide range of topics, including database internals, distributed systems, and design patterns.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Strong experience with EMR.
• Cloud Certifications including AWS Networking Specialty, AWS Developer Associate, AWS Solutions Architect Associate.

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 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.