Lead Software Engineer - Java, AWS
Software Engineering
Glasgow, UK
Join us to shape the future of identity and access management as you lead a team of passionate technologists. You’ll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, modernize critical platforms, and deliver impactful solutions for a global organization. At JPMorgan Chase & Co., your expertise will help us create secure, robust, and innovative systems that support our clients worldwide. We value your drive for excellence and commitment to professional growth. Be part of a diverse, collaborative team where your contributions truly matter.
As a Lead Software Engineer in our Identity and Access Management team, you will drive a team of innovators and technologists to deliver next-generation authentication and authorization solutions. You will set strategic direction, solve complex challenges, and inspire your team to embrace leading-edge technologies and methodologies. Your leadership will help us deliver secure, high-quality outcomes that support our business and clients. You’ll collaborate with global teams and harness the talents of technologists from around the world. Your work will have a direct impact on our technology and the clients we serve.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a team to deliver high-quality, innovative identity and access management solutions.
- Modernize authentication and authorization platforms across multiple channels and domains.
- Evaluate and prototype internal and vendor solutions for user authentication.
- Integrate anti-fraud and biometric authentication solutions into customer-facing applications.
- Utilize APIs and SDKs for both niche solutions and open standards.
- Drive quality and efficiency throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Set and model high technical standards for the team.
- Collaborate with local and global teams to achieve common goals.
- Foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Ability to lead and guide a small team to deliver innovative solutions.
- Understanding of application and data architecture disciplines.
- Knowledge of architecture, design, and business processes.
- Ability to work collaboratively in diverse, global teams.
- Experience with authentication and modern authentication practices and solutions (such as OAuth2/OpenID Connect, SAML, Facebook Login, Google Sign-In).
- Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Java strongly preferred.
- Cloud-native experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Flexibility to work across disparate technology stacks and applications.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Experience integrating anti-fraud and biometric authentication solutions.
- Familiarity with open standards and security protocols.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Passion for mentoring and developing others.
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
- Experience in the financial services industry is a plus.
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.
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.
Drive innovation and lead a team building next-generation identity and access management solutions.
