Lead Software Engineer - Test Automation

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and community banking - wealth management, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Strong programming skills in languages like Java or Python, JavaScript, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, RestAssured, etc.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud platforms
• Prior experience conducting Proof of concept and evaluating emerging technologies.
• Expertise in designing testing strategies for distributed, scalable systems (Microservices, APIs, Web Apps, Mobile Apps).
• Knowledge of BDD/TDD practices and experience with tools like Cucumber