Lead Software Engineer, Terraform

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type
On-site
Location
Jersey City, NJ
Employment
Full-time
Posted
42 days ago
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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, Terraform

The Lead Software Engineer - Terraform joins the Cloud Foundational Services team to build secure, scalable, and self-service platform capabilities. This role focuses on standardizing how teams consume AWS networking, EC2, and storage across the enterprise. You will lead technical delivery by building and maintaining Terraform infrastructure as code, including reusable modules, state backends, and CI/CD integrations. Daily tasks involve developing platform automation services in Python, implementing secure-by-default patterns like least-privilege IAM and network segmentation, and mentoring engineers. You must possess deep expertise in AWS, Terraform, and Python to solve complex infrastructure problems. The work involves designing shared platform patterns, reviewing code, and ensuring operational stability through automation. You will collaborate with architecture and security teams to deliver consistent cloud foundations and reliable production environments.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and delivery of developer platform capabilities for AWS networking, EC2, and storage.
  • Build and maintain Terraform IaC modules, state backends, and CI/CD integrations.
  • Develop platform automation and provisioning workflows using Python and AWS APIs.
  • Implement secure-by-default patterns including least-privilege IAM, network segmentation, and encryption.
  • Review code and debug complex issues to improve system reliability through automation.
  • Mentor engineers and deliver reusable platform patterns to architecture, security, and application teams.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience including technical leadership, design ownership, and mentoring.
  • Deep hands-on expertise in AWS Networking, Compute, and Storage.
  • Expertise in Terraform for enterprise-scale module development and operations.
  • Expertise in Python for platform automation and services.
  • Experience with SDLC, CI/CD, security, resiliency, and operational stability in production environments.
  • Experience delivering shared platforms or foundational services in a large-scale enterprise environment (preferred).
  • Proven experience in Terraform module versioning, testing, validation, and long-term maintenance (preferred).

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