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Lead Data Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Glasgow
1 week ago
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Overview

There’s nothing more exciting than being at the center of a rapidly growing field in technology and applying your skillsets to drive innovation and modernize the world’s most complex and mission-critical systems.


As a Lead Data Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the International Private Bank Technology team, you will lead the Platform modernization data engineering technology team in Glasgow. You will be part of a diverse global team supporting our underlying business and partnering with other technology teams to modernize the platform. This role provides an opportunity to promote data strategy for static and reference data as well as work on the modernization effort, ensuring consistency and synergy across the global platform.


The International Private Bank (IPB) Technology team is looking to hire a highly motivated individual to Lead the Platform modernization data engineering technology team in Glasgow. You will be part of a diverse global team supporting our underlying business and partnering with other technology teams to modernize the platform. The PMOD platform is a suite of applications (both in-house and Vendor owned) providing client account & portfolio management capabilities and is the IPB system of record for Client positions. The individual will be tasked with driving data strategy for static and reference data as well as working on the modernization effort.


Job Responsibilities

  • Work with business and technology product owner on Product backlog prioritization
  • Work with business and technology product owner to drive program roadmap
  • Own overall application technical architecture and design
  • Individual development contribution across some or all the various components of the system, including web front-end, back-end services and DB
  • Manage and oversee the contributions of team members
  • Face off to and manage business and technology stakeholders across the organization, including front-office business, product owners, other technology teams and technology/business management
  • Follow and promote Agile practices like Scrum and TDD/BDD
  • Ensure consistency with and synergy across the global platform by collaborating regularly with peers across the global team
  • Active involvement in supporting the platform across all environments, including production in a Devops model
  • Own end to end delivery of the product and work with management to manage/mitigate any risk

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

  • Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
  • Software development experience using Database technologies and middleware technologies, including but not limited to: Core Java, Spring or Spring Boot, Junit, Mockito
  • Experience in application architecture and design
  • Experience with one or more database technologies, e.g. Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience in building REST APIs, AWS Lambda functions
  • Knowledge of test-driven development and testing frameworks
  • Knowledge of one or more cloud technologies like Cloud foundry, AWS
  • Knowledge of one or more messaging technologies, e.g. Kafka, IBM MQ
  • Knowledge of data formats like JSON, XML
  • Experience in Agile development methodologies
  • Experience in version control tools like GIT

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

  • Experience in Wealth Management domain
  • Knowledge on container technologies like Kubernetes, Docker
  • Knowledge on building Micro services
  • Experience with distributed caches like GemFire, ehCache, Hazelcast
  • Knowledge on monitoring tools like Splunk, Dynatrace

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.


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.


About the Team

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.


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