As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the SDLC Developer Platform team, you will lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and highly available developer platform capabilities, modernizing SCM services and related tooling across a globally distributed engineering organization. JP Morgan Chase is seeking a Senior Vice President / Lead Software Engineer to join the SDLC Developer Platform team with a focus on Source Code Management (SCM). In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and highly available developer platform capabilities, modernizing SCM services and related tooling across a globally distributed engineering organization. You will combine strong Java engineering depth with public cloud architecture expertise to improve developer experience, operational stability, and platform resilience. Job Responsibilities • Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of SDLC platform capabilities, with emphasis on SCM systems and workflows • Build and review high-quality production code (primarily Java; and Python as needed), ensuring engineering excellence and secure coding practices • Define and evolve AWS-based cloud architecture using cloud-native patterns and services (e.g., multi-AZ/multi-region designs, event-driven architectures, autoscaling) • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform to enable consistent, repeatable, and compliant platform deployments • Integrate and operationalize vendor product within enterprise development environments, ensuring seamless adoption and governance • Drive automation across SCM workflows to improve reliability, reduce manual effort, and increase developer productivity • Own incident response and escalation management for SCM platform services, including post-incident reviews and root-cause remediation • Partner with internal teams and external vendors to evaluate tools and deliver roadmap outcomes across dependencies • Champion modern SCM practices and contribute to a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience with strong hands-on expertise in Java • Proven experience designing and operating developer platforms and/or SCM services in a global enterprise environment • Strong public cloud experience, with deep familiarity in AWS services used for development infrastructure • Demonstrated cloud architecture experience across resilient distributed systems (multi-AZ/multi-region; hybrid/multi-cloud exposure is a plus) • Strong knowledge of containerization (ECS fargate) • Practical experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices • Solid understanding of CI/CD, SDLC best practices, application resiliency, and security controls • Strong experience with automation, operational stability, and production support in a high-availability environment • Working knowledge of agile delivery and engineering governance Preferred Qualifications • Experience with enterprise Git platforms and Git-based workflows (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) • Experience with artifact repositories (Artifactory, Nexus) and build ecosystem integrations • Familiarity with code quality and static analysis tooling integrations • Exposure to modern continuous delivery tooling (e.g., Spinnaker, Harness) • Track record of leading cross-team engineering initiatives with multiple stakeholders and dependencies • Experience building internal developer platforms with self-service capabilities • Understanding of compliance/regulatory expectations related to software development lifecycle controls