Lead Software Engineer- Infrastructure / Linux
JP Morgan Chase · London, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 15 Oct 2026.
Overview
As Lead Software Engineer in Corporate Technology, you drive high-impact software solutions in an agile team responsible for secure, scalable technology. You will work across multiple technical areas to deliver trusted products that support business objectives and elevate engineering standards. You will shape architecture, automate delivery, and ensure reliability while collaborating with peers to push the boundaries of what’s possible. This role offers a chance to influence security, resiliency, and performance at scale, using AI-assisted practices to accelerate value.
Responsibilities
- Deliver creative software solutions and IaC across design, development, and troubleshooting.
- Develop secure infrastructure patterns, primarily on Red Hat Linux.
- Adopt enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to boost quality, speed, and operational outcomes.
- Leverage SDLC tooling and automation to increase automation value.
- Identify and automate remediation to improve stability across applications and systems.
- Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams on architectures and integration fit.
Key requirements
- Hands-on experience delivering infrastructure design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.
- Ability to lead the use of approved AI-assisted development tools with validation for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and secure handling of data.
- Proficiency across all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
- Advanced understanding of agile practices including CI/CD, application resiliency, IaC, and security.
- Strong experience implementing and supporting Red Hat Linux environments.
- collaboration in agile teams
- leadership and influence
- clear communication
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Red Hat Linux administration
- AI-assisted software development tools
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