Lead Software Engineer, DevOps / Production Support

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type
On-site
Location
Houston, TX
Salary
$133,000–$185,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $159k
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This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $142,375–$211,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $159k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

JPMorgan Chase currently has 436 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $152,000–$215,000 across 230 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, DevOps / Production Support

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Banking - Markets Tech team in Houston, TX, you will be part of an agile team focused on enhancing electronic and equities trading systems with a strong emphasis on FIX protocol connectivity. Your daily responsibilities include providing production support for electronic trading platforms, monitoring system health using Grafana dashboards, leading incident triage activities, and developing Python scripts for operational workflows. You will also drive the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed while collaborating with development teams to investigate complex issues in C++-implemented components. The role requires advanced skills in DevOps, production support, Linux troubleshooting, AWS, Terraform, and a practical understanding of the FIX protocol.

Skills

Python Linux Grafana AWS Terraform CI/CD FIX protocol C++ DevOps SRE Atlas Copilot Kubernetes PostgreSQL Docker

What you'll do

  • Provide daily production support for electronic trading platforms, including FIX sessions.
  • Monitor system health using Grafana dashboards to improve visibility on performance metrics.
  • Lead incident triage during service degradation with structured troubleshooting and stakeholder communications.
  • Develop Python scripts for operational workflows, reporting, and environment validation.
  • Troubleshoot Linux systems using logs, process diagnostics, and network-level checks.
  • Investigate complex issues in trading components implemented in C++ by reading logs and traces.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in DevOps, production support, SRE, or application support in a mission-critical environment.
  • Expertise in Python automation, Linux troubleshooting, and Grafana-based observability for system monitoring.
  • Strong understanding of the FIX protocol and electronic/equities trading systems.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, Atlas, and Copilot for infrastructure management and deployment.
  • Proficiency in C++ for investigating complex issues and collaborating effectively with development teams.
  • Ability to lead incident triage, root cause analysis, and post-incident follow-up activities.

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