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Lead Infrastructure Engineer: Firewall

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Location
Onsite (Seattle, WA)
Compensation
$147k - $190k/yr
Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior Level
Posted 1 week ago

About the role

JPMorgan Chase seeks a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and manage enterprise firewall infrastructure while driving automation and modernization efforts. This role involves acting as an escalation point for network operations and collaborating across teams to ensure secure and resilient infrastructure.

Skills

Firewall engineering Network security Check Point Fortinet Palo Alto Tufin Python Ansible Terraform Automation Cloud infrastructure TCP/IP Routing CI/CD API DMZ

Benefits

  • Health care coverage
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Backup childcare
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Mental health support
  • Financial coaching
  • On-site health and wellness centers

Perks

  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Backup childcare
  • On-site health and wellness centers

Full job details

Assume a vital position as a key member of a high-performing team that delivers infrastructure and performance excellence. Your role will be instrumental in shaping the future at one of the world's largest and most influential companies.

 
As a Lead Firewall Infrastructure Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Infrastructure Platforms, you apply deep knowledge of software, applications, and technical processes within the infrastructure engineering discipline. Continue to evolve your technical and cross-functional knowledge outside of your aligned domain of expertise.

 

Job responsibilities

 

  • Applies technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to projects of moderate scope and executes creative solutions for design, development, and technical troubleshooting for problems of moderate complexity
  • Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate infrastructure analysis and design documentation, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
  • Drives a workstream or project consisting of one or more infrastructure engineering technologies and works with other platforms to architect and implement changes required to resolve issues and modernize the organization and technology processes
  • Strongly considers upstream and downstream data and systems or technical implications and advises on mitigation actions
  • Applies reuse-first, AI-assisted practices within delivery and automation routines to identify recurring issues and validate remediation options, ensuring changes are traceable/auditable and aligned to resiliency and security expectations.
  • Design, implement, and manage enterprise firewall infrastructure, with hands-on expertise in Check Point, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Tufin policy orchestration platforms
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts for device provisioning and operational tasks, while establishing engineering standards and technical artifacts for certified technology products
  • Develop implementation and operational documentations 
  • Acting as the escalation point for Network Operations and Service Delivery teams  
  • Cross-team coordination and collaboration with stakeholders

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

 

  • Formal training or certification on infrastructure engineering concepts and 5+ years of firewall and network security design, engineering and implementation experience within a large enterprise environment
  • 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
  • Demonstrated experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to support infrastructure engineering workflows with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
  • Ability to review and validate AI-assisted recommendations before implementation, escalating when uncertain and ensuring outcomes align to resiliency, security, and auditability expectations.
  • Deep knowledge of one specific infrastructure technology and scripting languages
  • Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and multiple cloud technologies with the ability to operate in and migrate across public and private clouds
  • Knowledge and experience on DMZ and other boundary network architecture 
  • Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming/scripting/DevOps languages: Python, Ansible, Terraform, JSON
  • Understanding of micro-services, CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, APIs & In-depth knowledge TCP/IP and routing 
 
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Experience with network security technologies such as proxy and load balancer  

  • Experience working with Agile methodologies like Kanban & Scrum  

     


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 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.