Lead Software Engineer, AWS / Terraform

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type: On-site
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, AWS / Terraform

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As a Lead Software Engineer within Cloud Foundational Services, you will lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, self-service platform capabilities. Your primary responsibility involves standardizing how teams consume AWS networking, EC2, and storage. You will build and maintain Terraform infrastructure as code, including reusable modules, state backends, and CI/CD integrations. Additionally, you will develop platform automation and services using Python to manage provisioning workflows and AWS API integrations. You must implement secure-by-default patterns such as least-privilege IAM, network segmentation, and encryption via KMS. The role requires mentoring engineers and collaborating with architecture and security teams to deliver reusable platform patterns. You will solve complex technical problems by improving reliability through automation, standardization, and rigorous code reviews within a large-scale enterprise environment.

Skills

AWS Terraform Python EC2 IAM KMS CI/CD Networking Storage SDLC

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 management, and CI/CD integrations.
Develop platform automation services and provisioning workflows using Python.
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 collaborate with architecture and security teams to deliver reusable platform patterns.

What we're looking for

5+ years of software engineering experience including technical leadership.
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 documentation (preferred).

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