Sr Director of Software Engineering AWS/Java/Microservices ECS/Aurora PostgreSQL (Wilmington)

Organization Description

Our professionals in Corporate Technology cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. The corporate teams are essential to setting our businesses, clients, customers, and employees up for success.

Job Description

As a Director of Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology line of business, you will lead teams of engineers to drive impact across the organization. Utilize your in-depth knowledge of microservices, Java full‑stack development, data analytics, applications, technical processes, and product management to lead multiple complex projects and initiatives, make key decisions for your team, and drive innovation and solution delivery.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead implementation teams to achieve functional technology objectives.
• Make strategic decisions that influence teams’ resources, budget, tactical operations, and implementation of processes and procedures.
• Carry governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success such as cost of ownership, maintainability, and portfolio operations.
• Implement best‑in‑class cloud‑hosted low‑latency/high‑resiliency services to support the CCB‑Risk Third Party Services group.
• Influence peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and data technology teams.
• Champion the firm’s culture of diversity, equity, opportunity, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience, including 5+ years leading technologists to manage, anticipate, and solve complex technical items within your domain and across the organization.
• Design and build new applications utilizing leading‑edge technologies and modernize existing applications.
• Hands‑on professional experience coding Java applications using Spring Boot.
• Hands‑on professional experience designing, developing, and deploying software components on AWS using common compute and storage services such as EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, and Aurora.
• Strong analytics and troubleshooting skills.
• Implement batch and real‑time software components consistent with architectural best‑practices of reliability, security, operational efficiency, cost‑effectiveness, and performance.
• Ensure quality of deployed code via automated unit, integration, and acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with multi‑national agile development, support, and business teams to meet sprint objectives.
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager.
• Experience building data pipelines and platforms in cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner, Developer, or Solutions Architect (strongly preferred).
• Experience using Terraform to deploy infrastructure‑as‑code to public cloud.
• Experience with Linux scripting such as Bash, KSH, or Python.

About the Team

The Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans, and payment processing. The team leads the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and offers the most‑used digital solutions while ranking first in customer satisfaction.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location. Eligible employees may receive discretionary incentive compensation that may be awarded in recognition of individual achievements. 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 compensation details will be provided during the hiring process.

We are an equal opportunity employer. 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. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and mental or physical disability needs.