JPMorgan Senior Lead Software Engineer - Cloud 

United Kingdom, England, London 

229755347

Job responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain API gateway solution using Apigee, Kong or AWS API Gateway
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand API requirements and design appropriate solutions
• Implement security protocols and measures to protect APIs from potential threats and vulnerabilities
• Optimize API gateway performance and scalability to ensure seamless operation under varying loads
• Document API gateway configurations, processes, and best practices for knowledge sharing and reference
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
• Solid understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS, and HTTPS
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Understanding of OAuth, JWT and other authentication and authorization protocols
• Strong understanding of API concepts, including RESTful APIs, API design principals and microservices architecture

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with CDN technologies such as Akamai
• Experience with API management platforms such as Apigee, Kong or AWS API Gateway
• Experience with scripting languages such as Bash or Python for automation and tooling