Senior Manager of Site Reliability Engineering

Guide and shape the future of technology at a globally recognized firm, driven by pride in ownership.

As a Senior Manager of Site Reliability Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms-Data Protection and Recovery organization team, you

are the non-functional requirement owner and champion for the applications in your remit. You are a key influencer in your team’s strategic planning, driving continual improvement in customer experience, resiliency, security, scalability, monitoring, instrumentation, and automation of the software in your area. You act in a blameless, data-driven manner and navigate difficult situations with composure and tact.

Job responsibilities

• Demonstrates expertise in site reliability principles and demonstrates an understanding of the fine balance between features, efficiency, and stability
• Effectively negotiates with peers and executive partners to ensure optimal outcomes for all 
• Drives the adoption of site reliability practices throughout the organization
• Ensures your teams demonstrate site reliability best practices with the ability to demonstrate this empirically through stability and reliability metrics

• Drives a culture of continual improvement and solicits real-time feedback to improve the customer’s experience and 

  Ensures your team collaborates with other teams within your group’s specialization and avoids duplication of work where possible

• Follows blameless, data-driven, post-mortem strategies and conducts regular team debriefs to enable learning from both successes and mistakes

• Provides personalized coaching for entry to mid-level team members  and 

  Ensures your team documents and shares their knowledge and innovations via internal forums, communities of practice, guilds, and conferences 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Advanced proficiency in site reliability culture and principles and can demonstrate how to implement site reliability across application and platform teams while avoiding common pitfalls
• Experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technological issues at a firmwide level
• Ability to influence the team’s culture by championing innovation and change for success
• Experience hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Java Spring Boot, .Net, etc.)
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Proficiency in continuous integration and continuous delivery tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, etc.)
• Experience with container and container orchestration (e.g., ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)

• Experience with troubleshooting common compute, storage, and networking technologies and hardware issues

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to code and demonstrate data fluency
• Experience with enterprise data protection products such as Cohesity or Commvault

JPMorganChase, 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 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 support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our Global Technology Infrastructure group is a team of innovators who love technology as much as you do. Together, you’ll use a disciplined, innovative and a business focused approach to develop a wide variety of high-quality products and solutions. You’ll work in a stable, resilient and secure operating environment where you—and the products you deliver—will thrive.

High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.