Applied Research Director - Quantum Network Services, Executive Director

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team in a fast paced and challenging area? This is a unique opportunity for you to work with Global Technology Applied Research (GTAR) center at JPMorgan Chase & Co.

(JPMC).

The goal of GTAR is to design and conduct research across multiple frontier technologies, in order to enable novel discoveries and inventions, and to inform and develop next-generation solutions for the firm's clients and businesses.

As an Applied Research Director - Quantum Network Services, Executive Director within the Global Technology Applied Research team, you will utilize your extensive experience in networking services and middleware to spearhead quantum-safe networking innovations at JPMorgan Chase.

Your responsibilities will encompass the supervision of the development and implementation of cutting-edge quantum network services tailored for business applications and end users.

You will be expected to lead and collaborate with a diverse, interdisciplinary team of researchers and engineers from various technical fields, potentially located in different cities worldwide.

Job responsibilities


* Lead the design and development of network services, middleware, and applications for quantum networks


* Develop quantum-safe networking roadmaps in consultation with stakeholders, internal teams, and partners


* Work with internal and cross-functional teams to ensure R&D outcomes are compliant with best practices and firm's cyber and technology controls


* Manage an interdisciplinary R&D team consisting of researchers and engineers


* Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, IT or related disciplines


* 6 years of experience in enterprise software engineering leadership and management role (SW engineering lead or R&D lead) in networking, telecommunications, quantum networks or related fields


* 3 years of experience in building and supporting large enterprise applications that are distributed across on-prem, clouds, and edge environments.


* Experience in managing the entire software development life cycle, from coding standards, reviews, version control management, to build processes, validation and operation.


* Technical proficiency in networking protocols and architectures, and with one or more general-purpose programming languages and compliers.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Proven experience in building out quantum-safe solutions (e.g., quantum key distribution or post-quantum cryptography) for clients and customers


* Proven experience in adopting and deploying emerging technologies (e.g., AI, blockchain or quantum) in finance

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