Lead Software Engineer - Linux Platform Validation Engineer

LONDON, United Kingdom

• Job Identification
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Corporate Sector
• Posting Date 10/16/2026, 02:50 PM
• Locations 4 John Carpenter St, London, Greater London, EC4Y 0JP
  , GB
• Job Schedule Full time

Drive quality, compatibility, and release readiness for hardened RHEL platforms through automated testing, integration validation, and modern engineering practices across virtualized and containerized environments.

As a Lead Linux Platform Validation Engineer, you will help shape the quality and reliability of enterprise Linux platforms that support critical business services. You will build automated validation frameworks, integration testing capabilities, and release assurance processes that enable hardened RHEL platforms to be delivered confidently across physical, virtualized, and containerized environments.

Working across platform engineering, automation, and quality engineering, you will solve complex compatibility challenges spanning operating systems, databases, application platforms, partner agents, and container ecosystems.

• Engineer, test, and validate hardened RHEL server images.
• Build automated validation frameworks and integration test harnesses.
• Develop CI/CD-driven validation pipelines with measurable quality gates.
• Validate platform compatibility across VMware, Open Shift, Kubernetes, and container runtimes.
• Improve observability using logs, metrics, traces, dashboards, and alerting.
• Define compatibility standards, contract tests, and validation criteria with partner teams.
• Enhance release readiness, reliability, and software supply chain controls.
• Apply modern engineering practices and AI-assisted tooling to improve quality and engineering productivity.

• Strong hands-on RHEL administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Expertise in automation using Python, Go, Bash, and/or Ansible.
• Experience designing automated test frameworks and integration validation solutions.
• Strong CI/CD and release engineering experience.
• Experience with containers, Open Shift, Kubernetes, and virtualization technologies.
• Knowledge of observability platforms, Open Telemetry, and modern platform engineering practices.
• Strong root-cause analysis, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.

• Experience building hardened Linux images and image factories.
• Experience validating database and application platform integrations.
• Knowledge of SBOMs, artifact signing, supply-chain security, and SLSA.
• Experience in regulated enterprise environments.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical reviews.

You'll help define how enterprise Linux platforms are validated, released, and operated s is a hands-on technical leadership role with significant influence over platform quality, automation, observability, and release engineering across a modern Linux ecosystem.

JPMorgan

Chase, 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…