Lead Infrastructure Engineer- Network Planning

hackajob is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. JOB DESCRIPTION Are you ready to help build and evolve the infrastructure that powers global finance? At JPMorgan Chase, you'll tackle complex challenges at scale with the support, tooling, and freedom to grow alongside top engineering talent. As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Network Services Infrastructure Platform team, you will be responsible for the strategic evaluation of network technologies and topologies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and organizational objectives. This role drives requirements for network planning tools, develops performance metrics, leads initiatives for improved performance and design optimization, builds business cases for these initiatives, supports audit, risk, and compliance activities, and collaborates with regional carriers to adopt the best product solutions. Job responsibilities Lead technology and topology strategy by evaluating emerging and established network technologies and recommending solutions aligned to business, security, and resiliency needs. Design and standardize target network topologies (LAN/WAN/DC/Cloud connectivity) that optimize performance, scalability, availability, and operational supportability. Own requirements definition for network planning/management tools, translating business outcomes and technical constraints into clear epics, features, and acceptance criteria. Partner with software engineering teams to prioritize the tool roadmap, validate delivered functionality, and ensure fit-for-purpose planning workflows and UX for engineers. Define and implement network performance metrics and KPIs, establishing measurement standards, thresholds, and reporting cadences across critical services and regions. Analyze performance and capacity data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and systemic issues; provide actionable insights and continuous improvement recommendations. Lead performance and design optimization initiatives, embedding best practices and innovations to improve efficiency, reliability, and end-to-end service quality. Build and present business cases (cost/benefit, risk reduction, ROI, and delivery approach) to secure funding and executive alignment for optimization programs. Ensure audit, risk, and compliance readiness by maintaining end-to-end documentation, supporting control testing and regulatory expectations, partnering with compliance, and coordinating with regional carriers/service providers to align standards, interoperability, and service performance. Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate infrastructure analysis, option evaluation, and design documentation, validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements. Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within delivery and automation routines to identify recurring issues and validate remediation options, ensuring changes are traceable/auditable and aligned to resiliency and security expectations. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on network planning and infrastructure engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience Deep understanding of network technologies, topologies, and transport protocols. Experience collaborating with regional carriers or service providers on network solutions. Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence engineering decisions across teams Experience in developing and implementing network performance metrics. Demonstrated ability to define requirements for software tools and collaborate with development teams. Proven track record of driving performance improvement and design optimization initiatives. Familiarity with audit, risk, and compliance processes and documentation. Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills. Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support infrastructure engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity. Ability to review and validate AI-assisted recommendations before implementation, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to resiliency, security, and auditability expectations. Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience with network automation and orchestration platforms. Familiarity with cloud and hybrid network architectures. Project management or requirements engineering certification is a plus ABOUT US JPMorganChase, 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, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, 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 & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans ABOUT THE TEAM Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.aa415a4b-8b21-40fc-a65c-70d2b25ca29a