Principal Infrastructure Engineer, Data Center Networking

Salary: $61,000 - 101,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field, formal training or certification in infrastructure disciplines, and 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in network architecture, design, and engineering within large enterprises
• Deep expertise in data center networking technologies such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Nexus, ACI, BGP, EVPN, and VXLAN
• Hands-on experience with routing technologies including BGP, OSPF, and IS-IS
• Knowledge of switching concepts such as VLANs, STP, VPC/MLAG, and stacking
• Practical experience with Cisco and Arista platforms, such as Nexus Series and Catalyst
• Strong experience with network infrastructure automation frameworks, such as Ansible, Terraform, Python, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Arista CVP, AVD, Cisco NFM, and Cisco Network as Code
• Demonstrated success leading stability and resiliency programs, including change management, incident response, and root cause analysis
• Experience leading complex infrastructure engineering projects involving design, scaling, resilience, and system performance assessments
• Strong technical project and process documentation skills

• Identify and resolve highly complex infrastructure engineering technology problems
• Plan, execute, and review work across multiple large-scale projects and business domains, using deep technical expertise to influence, manage, and implement technology platforms
• Lead high-impact projects that require advanced technical expertise and leadership
• Partner across platforms to architect and implement changes that resolve issues and modernize our organization and technology processes
• Drive thought leadership within our product line and platform
• Assess upstream and downstream system and technical impacts, and advise on mitigation actions
• Consider the financial implications of staffing, budgets, and relevant profit and loss
• Mentor and coach junior engineers and technologists
• Deliver and maintain stable, resilient network environments for mission-critical financial applications
• Partner with cybersecurity, application, and cloud teams to develop robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure designs
• Lead and mentor a global team of network engineers and technical leads, develop talent, and build succession plans

• Ansible
• Architect
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Cisco
• Support
• Marketing
• Network
• Nexus
• Python
• Terraform
• DevOps

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We are hiring a Principal Infrastructure Engineer for our Data Center Networking group. In this role, you will apply extensive infrastructure engineering knowledge and advanced expertise across technical disciplines to develop methods in a specialized area and contribute to product development. We are JPMorganChase, a financial institution with more than 200 years of history, serving consumers, small businesses, and corporate, institutional, and government clients. Our businesses span investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. Our Corporate Functions teams support the success of our businesses, clients, customers, and employees across areas including finance, risk, human resources, and marketing. We offer competitive compensation and, for eligible roles, incentive pay, along with benefits that may include health care, wellness centers, retirement savings, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching. We value diversity and inclusion and provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable needs.

last updated 42 week of 2026