What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Software Engineering- Network Product Line position at JPMorgan Chase?
If you are a software engineering leader ready to take the reins and drive impact, we’ve got an opportunity just for you.
As a Director of Network & Infrastructure Software Engineering at JPMorgan Chase within Network Product Line, you are responsible for building and leading high-performing teams that sit at the intersection of network engineering (LAN/WAN, routing/switching, WiFi, cellular/satellite, SD-WAN/SSE, network security) and software engineering (automation platforms, cloud-native services, CI/CD, reliability tooling, and operational analytics).
Job responsibilities
- People leadership: Hire, develop, coach, and retain engineers and managers; set clear expectations, run performance management and talent planning, and build succession plans.
- Lead and mentor teams delivering outcomes across network security, WiFi, cellular, satellite, switching & routing (LAN/WAN), SSE, SD-WAN, and the software platforms that operate and automate these domains.
- Drive multiple complex initiatives and process implementations to achieve functional technology objectives and measurable outcomes.
- Own execution for your area: make decisions influencing team resourcing, budget, tactical operations, delivery plans, and operating procedures.
- Carry governance accountability for coding decisions, control obligations, and measures of success including cost of ownership, maintainability, operability, and portfolio health.
- Champion network automation and modern engineering practices (automation-first, standard tooling, infrastructure-as-code patterns, APIs/services, test discipline) to improve speed, resiliency, and operational consistency.
- Deliver technical solutions and platforms that can be leveraged across multiple businesses and domains.
- Ensure technical compliance, risk, and security controls are adopted and that solutions meet SLA, scalability, resiliency, stability, and performance requirements.
- Influence peer leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology; manage complex stakeholder environments and large cross-functional programs.
- Champion the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect, prioritizing diverse representation.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 12 years of technology experience with relevant technologies and 6 years leading people/teams in software and Network infrastructure domains
- Deep expertise designing, implementing, and evolving network solutions to customer needs, with demonstrated focus on resiliency, security, and stability.
- Proven track record driving network automation and scaling engineering practices across teams.
- Experience developing and leading cross-functional teams of technologists in a highly matrixed organization.
- Experience leading a product area as a Product Owner and/or Product Manager (roadmap, prioritization, outcomes).
- Strong talent leadership: hiring, developing, recognizing talent; building inclusive teams and strong engineering culture.
- Technical foundation in Enterprise Networks, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience in banking/financial services and regulated environments.
- CCIE Or equivalent certification
- Practical cloud-native experience (building and operating services with strong operational ownership).
- Experience managing and deploying large-scale global networks.
- Experience working at the code level (able to set standards, review designs/code, and ensure quality and