Lead Software Engineer- Network Automation

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms team, you are an integral part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As a core technical contributor, you will be responsible for implementing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate within a team to manage all facets of network product engineering, including software deployment, automation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and support.
• Develop integration components and utilize APIs to address complex technical challenges at scale, particularly with vendor products.
• Leverage expertise as a full-stack Python developer to deliver high-quality network automation solutions.
• Apply skills in software engineering, testing, system design, architecture, and automation to ensure robust product delivery.
• Utilize Ansible and open third-party SDKs for network automation and integration.
• Manage the lifecycle of vendor product delivery, including initial design, implementation, testing, and deployment to production.
• Manipulate, structure, and design data flows, optimizing queries using programming languages such as Python.
• Create tools and scripts for data transfer utilizing JSON and/or XML formatted files and service payloads.
• Design, develop, integrate, and deploy new tools to accelerate network infrastructure deployments across diverse devices and vendors.
• Review and enhance existing tools for improved performance and functionality.
• Support customer onboarding for new products, including documentation and training for engineering teams, customers, and end-users.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands on experience in software development and network automation.
• Expertise in Python, React, Ansible, and other similar programming languages.
• Experience with network products such as routers, switches, firewalls, and proxy devices.
• Proficiency with Git, CI/CD, cloud platforms, ServiceNow, databases, FastAPI, and Flask.
• Strong skills in Linux administration.
• Experience with Red Hat's Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)
• Ability to build and maintain dynamic, interactive dashboards using Grafana, Dynatrace, and Splunk.
• Experience evaluating, testing, and integrating third-party tools and applications.
• Ability to operate effectively in a global, multi-time-zone environment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrate advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Integrate third-party SDKs and APIs for enhanced automation and functionality.
• Optimize existing tools and processes for improved performance.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to drive successful product delivery.