Lead Infrastructure Engineer- Data Center Networking

Become a member of a team where you can contribute significantly to shaping the

future of a world-renowned and influential company. Among top performers, you

can make a direct and meaningful impact.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Data Center

Networking, you exhibit both depth and breadth of knowledge across

infrastructure technologies, software, applications, and technical processes.

You continuously expand your technical expertise and cross-functional knowledge

beyond your primary domain while contributing to the design, delivery, and

modernization of critical infrastructure platforms.

Job Responsibilities

* Build, deploy, migrate, and operate Data Center switching and routing

infrastructure to support business and technology requirements.

* Develop, deploy, and maintain automation tools and scripts for device

provisioning (pave/repave), configuration management, and day-to-day

operational tasks.

* Manage the technology lifecycle of Data Center network infrastructure,

including hardware refresh programs, software currency management, capacity

planning, and end-of-life/end-of-support remediation to maintain a secure,

resilient, and supportable environment.

* Apply deep technical expertise and advanced problem-solving skills to

troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across multi-vendor and

multi-technology environments.

* Lead network software upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure modernization

initiatives while ensuring operational stability and adherence to change

management standards.

* Lead high-impact projects and collaborate with engineering, operations,

security, application, and infrastructure teams to deliver network services

and technology solutions.

* Lead the adoption of reuse-first, AI-assisted practices across delivery and

automation workflows to reduce recurring issues, ensuring changes are

validated, traceable, auditable, and aligned with resiliency and security

requirements.

* Use enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate the analysis of

complex infrastructure environments and the documentation of mitigation

options, while validating outputs and handling operational data in accordance

with security, compliance, and data governance requirements.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science,

Engineering, or a related discipline.

* 5+ years of network engineering, implementation, and operational experience

within a large enterprise environment.

* Deep technical expertise in Data Center networking technologies, including

Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Nexus, ACI, BGP, EVPN, and VXLAN.

* Hands-on experience with routing and switching technologies, including BGP,

OSPF, IS-IS, VLANs, STP, vPC/MLAG, and switch stacking.

* Practical experience with Cisco and Arista platforms, including Nexus and

Catalyst product families.

* Strong experience with one or more automation frameworks and tools such as

Ansible, Terraform, Python, and CI/CD pipelines.

* Understanding of microservices architectures, APIs, and CI/CD platforms such

as Jenkins.

* Experience with Arista CloudVision (CVP), Arista Validated Designs (AVD),

Cisco Network Fabric Manager (NFM), and Cisco Network as Code solutions.

* Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to

support infrastructure engineering workflows, with strong validation

practices and awareness of data sensitivity and security requirements.

* Ability to review and validate AI-assisted recommendations before

implementation, escalate when appropriate, and ensure outcomes align with

resiliency, security, compliance, and auditability standards.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

* CCIE certification is a plus.

* Experience designing, deploying, and operating ACI, BGP, EVPN, and

VXLAN-based networks using platforms from vendors such as Cisco and Arista.

* Demonstrated initiative and the ability to manage assigned deliverables

independently while seeking guidance when necessary and driving continuous

improvement.

* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to

clearly articulate technical concepts, challenges, and recommendations to

both technical and non-technical audiences.

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice

and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy

individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a

first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive

to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their

business objectives.

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

[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about

requesting an accommodation.

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.