Lead Data Engineer – Branch Workplace Technology

Job Description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your Data engineering career to the next level.

As a Lead Data Engineer JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Bank – Branch Workplace Technology team, you serve as an expert Data Engineer on agile teams to design and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for leading critical data functions from architecture, modelling, transformation, modernization, migration, protection, security and governance in support of CCB Branch initiatives and objectives.

• Deliver end‑to‑end data solutions on cloud infrastructure leveraging the latest technologies and the best industry practices.
• Use domain modelling techniques to allow us to build best in class business products.
• Guide the evolution of logical and physical data models to support emerging business use cases and technological advancements.
• Build solutions that avoid single points of failure, using scalable architectural patterns.
• Develop secure code so that our customers and ourselves are protected from malicious actors.
• Promptly investigate and fix issues and ensure they do not resurface in the future.
• Make sure our releases happen with zero downtime for our end‑users and keep us up to date by continuously updating our technologies and patterns.
• Structure software so that it is easy to understand, test and evolve.
• See that our data is written and read in a way that’s optimized for our needs.
• Keep an eye on performance, making sure we use the right approach to identify and solve problems and ensure our systems are reliable and easy to operate.
• Support the products you’ve built through their entire lifecycle, including in production and during incident management.

• Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience.
• Recent hands‑on professional experience as a data engineer.
• Expertise with Relational databases like Oracle, SQL Server and Postgres.
• Proficient with AWS cloud technologies and distributed systems.
• Proficiency with data transformation frameworks and data pipeline orchestration tools.
• Experience with data governance frameworks.
• Prior experience with managing large volumes of data and optimizing data processing.
• Experience in coding with Java or Python programming language and experience in designing and implementing effective tests (unit, component, integration, end‑to‑end, performance, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of event‑based architecture, data streaming and messaging frameworks.
• Coach other team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns that lead to high‑quality maintainable solutions.
• Manage stakeholders and effectively prioritize work across multiple work streams.

• Experience in working in a highly regulated environment / industry.
• Understanding of incremental data processing and versioning.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and web technologies.

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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…