Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Employee Platforms

JPMorgan Chase

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On-site
Location
Columbus, OHJersey City, NJ
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20 days ago
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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.

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TL;DR · Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Employee Platforms

The Principal Infrastructure Engineer - Employee Platforms joins the Employee Compute team to lead hardware direction for virtual desktop infrastructure and related compute services. This role involves defining and owning a multi-year data center hardware strategy, translating business demand into measurable investment roadmaps. Key responsibilities include establishing hardware decision frameworks, conducting cost-value-benefit analyses, and driving cross-functional execution across engineering, procurement, and cybersecurity. The engineer must manage lifecycle governance, storage architecture, and data center networking tradeoffs while optimizing rack-level efficiency, power, cooling, and cabling. Required skills include 15+ years of infrastructure experience, expertise in site constraints, and the ability to produce financially rigorous business cases in regulated environments. The role solves complex problems regarding hardware lifecycle risk, capacity planning, and reliability for global scale virtual desktop services.

What you'll do

  • Define and own a multi-year data center hardware strategy for virtual desktop infrastructure and adjacent services.
  • Establish a hardware decision framework to evaluate market trends, vendor architecture, and lifecycle standards.
  • Lead cost-value-benefit analyses and develop business cases for major hardware initiatives with finance and control stakeholders.
  • Drive cross-functional execution and lifecycle governance across engineering, operations, procurement, and cybersecurity teams.
  • Manage supply resilience and supportability planning for global infrastructure deployments.
  • Own outcome transparency through KPI reporting on capacity, unit economics, and reliability trends.
  • Optimize rack-level efficiency including power, cooling, density, and cabling across enterprise sites.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 15+ years of applied infrastructure technology experience.
  • 7+ years in principal engineering or senior leadership roles.
  • Proven ownership of enterprise data center hardware strategy in complex environments.
  • Expertise in storage architecture and data center networking tradeoffs for virtual desktop infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated depth in rack-level efficiency, including power, cooling, density, and cabling.
  • Ability to influence vendor strategy and produce financially rigorous business cases in regulated environments.
  • Advanced degree in engineering, computer science, or related field (preferred).

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