Lead Software Engineer - Data Engineer Lead

Job Description
Embrace this pivotal role as an essential member of a high performing team dedicated to reaching new heights in data engineering. Your contributions will be instrumental in shaping the future of one of the world's largest and most influential companies.
As a Lead Data Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking, Cards Technology Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver data collection, storage, access, and analytics in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Leverage your deep technical expertise and problem solving capabilities to drive significant business impact and tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple data pipelines, data architectures, and other data consumers.
Job responsibilities:

• Provides recommendations and insight on data management, governance procedures, and intricacies applicable to the acquisition, maintenance, validation, quality, anomaly detection and utilization of data
• Designs and delivers trusted data collection, storage, access, and analytics data platform solutions in a secure, stable, and scalable way
• Defines database back-up, recovery, and archiving strategy
• Generates advanced data models for one or more teams using firmwide tooling, linear algebra, statistics, and geometrical algorithms
• Approves data analysis tools and processes
• Creates functional and technical documentation supporting best practices
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Design & develop data pipelines end to end using Spark SQL, Java and AWS Services. Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, NoSQL databases, SQL, Container Orchestration services including Kubernetes, and a variety of AWS tools and services.
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Evaluates and reports on access control processes to determine effectiveness of data asset security
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying language.
• Hands-on practical experience in developing spark-based Frameworks for end-to-end ETL, ELT & reporting solutions using key components like Spark SQL & Spark Streaming.
• Proficient in coding in one or more Coding languages - Java, Python
• Experience with Relational and No SQL databases,
• Cloud implementation experience with AWS including:
  • AWS Data Services: Proficiency in Lake formation, Glue ETL (or) EMR, S3, Glue Catalog, Athena, Kinesis (or) MSK, Airflow (or) Lambda + Step Functions + Event Bridge
  • Data De/Serialization: Expertise in at least 2 of the formats: Parquet, Iceberg, AVRO, JSON-LD
  • AWS Data Security: Good Understanding of security concepts such as: Lake formation, IAM, Service roles, Encryption, KMS, Secrets Manager
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Snowflake knowledge or experience preferred
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Worked with building Data lake, built Data platforms, built Data frameworks, Built/Design of Data as a Service AP

About Us
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 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 offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
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.
JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
About the Team
Our Consumer & Community Banking Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities and non-profits. You'll support the delivery of award winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting edged mobile applications, digital experiences and next generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers.