Infrastructure Engineer III - Kafka Streaming

Job Description
As an Infrastructure Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within Infrastructure Platforms team, you will be a key member of an agile team responsible for designing and delivering market-leading event streaming technology products. Your focus will be on ensuring these products are secure, stable, and scalable.
Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of Kafka technology, Kafka connect framework, and distributed infrastructure technologies, with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds.
• Manage the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Kafka Clusters, including performance tuning and monitoring health and availability.
• Ensure the streaming infrastructure platform adheres to firm-wide security and control standards, addressing any drift as a priority.
• Apply technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to projects of moderate scope.
• Collaborate with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and its technology processes.
• Develops and deploys infrastructure, configuration, and network automation (IAC) for the applications and platforms under your responsibility
• Troubleshoot complex priority incidents by analyzing upstream/downstream data and systems or technical implications, advising on mitigation actions while balancing communication needs.
• Contribute to a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience.
• Deep knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure engineering, such as hardware, networking terminology, databases, storage engineering, deployment practices, integration, automation, scaling, resilience, or performance assessments.
• Experience with database platforms and SQL.
• Drive to continue developing technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of the product.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies, with the ability to operate in public and private clouds (e.g., AWS, Terraform, Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes).
• Experience working in a large distributed system across a range of technologies, including compute, databases, messaging, observability, and telemetry.
• Deep knowledge of incident, change, and problem management processes.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Familiarity with CICD processes and technologies (e.g., Jules, Jira).
• Understanding of authentication and authorization technologies (e.g., OAUTH, Kerberos).
• Ability to initiate and implement ideas to solve business problems
• Experience in conducting performance assessments and implementing improvements.

About Us
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
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.