The Sr Lead Architect is responsible for defining architecture, guiding technology teams, ensuring governance, and integrating GenAI technologies within global banking systems.
Job Description
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.
As a Sr Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you will support all Global Banking businesses and operations powered by a full suite of technology platforms that deliver document management, integration, and workflow solutions, and cutting-edge AI/GenAI capabilities.
Working as an Architect, your passion for technology and thirst for innovation will help shape the future of global digital commerce, now and for years to come. Every day, you'll bring critical day-to-day leadership and thinking to the table, working with teams of architects, aligning cross-functional projects, ensuring that they are within reason, fiscally and technically. You will collaborate with internal teams and business leaders alike, creating strategically sound Target State Architectures. You will have a major say in budgeting, hiring, mentoring, setting priorities and fostering a client-centric environment where everyone learns and grows. At the end of the day, your work will have tremendous and positive impact, whether it is in-house, in collaboration with technologists across JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s global technology community or in partnership with some of the most important tech firms in the world.
Job Responsibilities
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
About Us
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
About the Team
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.
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.
As a Sr Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you will support all Global Banking businesses and operations powered by a full suite of technology platforms that deliver document management, integration, and workflow solutions, and cutting-edge AI/GenAI capabilities.
Working as an Architect, your passion for technology and thirst for innovation will help shape the future of global digital commerce, now and for years to come. Every day, you'll bring critical day-to-day leadership and thinking to the table, working with teams of architects, aligning cross-functional projects, ensuring that they are within reason, fiscally and technically. You will collaborate with internal teams and business leaders alike, creating strategically sound Target State Architectures. You will have a major say in budgeting, hiring, mentoring, setting priorities and fostering a client-centric environment where everyone learns and grows. At the end of the day, your work will have tremendous and positive impact, whether it is in-house, in collaboration with technologists across JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s global technology community or in partnership with some of the most important tech firms in the world.
Job Responsibilities
- Define current, proximal and target state architecture for the strategic applications at Chase, optimizing the business value from both Line of Business and Global Technologies products, delivering best-in-class solutions for today's and tomorrow's needs.
- Work with Product Owners, Technology leaders, Application Owners and Business Partners to advocate and incorporate the essential guidance of the Global Banking Architecture \"Big Rules\" while building solutions for our products.
- Ensure the application of expected practices, platforms, frameworks, and standards as their associated teams build solutions and apply Domain driven Design to identify loosely coupled autonomous applications within the application portfolio
- Achieving smart reuse through shared services by identifying and promoting reusable 'business invariant or product invariant' services rather than build overlapping capabilities
- Identify change within your specific area of responsibility and ensure the appropriate governance is applied such that system changes follow approved processes and are documented and approved accordingly
- Create architecture designs that provide technical blueprints for the development teams based on the business concepts, goals & objectives
- Build new innovative solutions using modern technology and cloud native design principles that solve business problems and drives business growth
- Develop multi-year architecture roadmap aligned to our business and technology strategy, drivers and priorities
- Build solid partnership with the Application Development teams, Product Owners, Architects and other key stakeholders
- Lead initiatives to integrate GenAI technologies into existing systems to enhance decision-making, automation, and customer experience.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification in software architecture concepts with 5+ years of applied experience in architectural design
- Demonstrated ability to architect and build high-volume, microservices, domain-driven, event driven and cloud-native systems
- Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
- Hands on experience with one of the public clouds: AWS, Azure or GCP
- Experience with Terraform, Docker and Kubernetes technologies
- Must have a track record of architecting, building and deploying mission critical, highly distributed, AI applications and solutions
- Strategic thinking and passion for business strategy and business processes
- Experience in risk and risk control compliance
- Ability to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goals
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Proven experience in integrating GenAI technologies into enterprise systems.
- Strong understanding of GenAI frameworks, tools, and best practices in a cloud environment.
About Us
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
About the Team
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.
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