Duties: Lead the design, implementation, and validation of data pipelines, reporting solutions, and portfolio optimization processes to enhance systematic portfolio management. Drive cross-functional collaboration between business and technology stakeholders, define requirements, set priorities, and ensure delivery of high-quality solutions. Mentor team members, oversee best practices, and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Ensure alignment with organizational goals and regulatory standards while managing resources and project timelines. Oversee private and public cloud computing infrastructure, version control, software releases, and the development of reusable software development kits (SDKs) to improve software maintainability, scalability, and minimize operational risk. Represent the team in executive forums, communicate progress, and advocate for resources and support. Identify opportunities for automation, formulate innovative solutions, and supervise collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to improve the portfolio construction workflow. Lead a team responsible for developing and optimizing financial analytics and data processing workflows for securitized products. Lead the development and maintenance of systems for historical back testing of portfolio strategies, incorporating mean-variance analysis, advanced portfolio optimization techniques and performance evaluation. Support quantitative research by designing tailored back testing frameworks and optimization tools for financial model validation and strategy testing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field of study plus 6 years (72 months) of experience in the job offered or as Software Engineer, Programmer Analyst, or related occupation.

Skills Required: This position requires three (3) years of experience in each of the following: Designing and developing software solutions to support systematic portfolio management and optimization in financial services environments employing optimization solvers including Gurobi, MSCI Open Optimizer and Axioma, technologies including React, Java, JavaScript, Python, Relational, NoSQL and Object-Oriented Databases; Analyzing Bloomberg, Fact Set, MSCI and internally-sourced quantitative financial data to generate performance metrics and translate results into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders; Collaborating with quantitative researchers and portfolio managers to implement analytics, modeling frameworks, and investment strategy tools including asset correlation and covariance matrices, risk factor exposure, mean- variance and performance attribution analysis ; Developing financial applications using advanced Python programming, leveraging numerical and data analysis libraries including Num Py, pandas, and optimization libraries, Gurobi; Building and maintaining RESTful APIs using Python web frameworks including Flask and FastAPI to support integration with investment platforms; Using Jupyter Notebook for prototyping, visualization, and exploratory analysis of financial data and models; Architecting and managing cloud-native solutions, including serverless computing with platforms AWS Lambda, Amazon SQS, and Microsoft Azure to support scalable application deployment; Modernizing and automating ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes using tools including Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration and Docker for containerization and environment consistency; Optimizing financial data querying and persistence across Apache Cassandra, Amazon S3, and MSSQL databases; Improving code quality and reliability with software engineering practices of Test and Behavior Driven Development using behave and pytest-bdd; Conducting unit testing using unittest and integration testing using pytest; Utilizing parallel and asynchronous programming using asyncio and multiprocessing to speed up grid search hyperparameter tuning for optimization strategy back testing; Conducting version releases using continuous integration and continuous delivery tools including Jenkins and Spinnaker.

Job Location: 575 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310.

Full-Time. Salary: $177,700 - $215,000 per year.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set, and location. For those in eligible roles, discretionary incentive compensation which may be 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. In addition, please visit: https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/about-us.

ABOUT US

JPMorgan Chase, 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

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.