Principal Architect

JOB DESCRIPTION

Step into the role of a Principal Architect at JP Morgan Chase and become a driving force behind the development and adoption of cutting-edge, cloud-based technologies.

As a Principal Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking Technology Team, you will provide expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms utilizing modern cloud-based technologies, while supporting the adoption of strategic global solutions used firm-wide. You will leverage your advanced architecture capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to promote best-in-class outcomes. In this pivotal role, you will act as a catalyst for fostering a vibrant culture of innovation, spearhead strategic initiatives, and ensure the Global Customer Platform remains resilient, reliable, and aligned with the ever-evolving technology landscape.

Job responsibilities

• Advises cross-functional teams on technology selection and solution architecture to achieve target state and decisions on improvements to current technologies
• Develops multi-year roadmaps aligned with business and architecture strategy and priorities
• Drive efforts to modernize and replace legacy platforms with target aligned components, coordinating across upstream and downstream partners to design, build, deliver, migrate and decommission non-target applications and technology
• Support engineering teams on design, creation and review of code with a focus on security, quality, reliability and scalability
• Serves as a go-to subject matter expert
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
• Define durable, reusable patterns, components and frameworks that improve velocity, consistency and quality of output across teams and functions
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software development concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, solution architecture, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expertise in one or more programming language(s)
• Deep knowledge in software, applications, and architecture
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture - particularly micro-services architecture and domain driven design, application development, and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in cloud native technologies
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Ability to document solutions and present and effectively communicate to Senior Leaders and Executives
• Experience designing Microservices with REST APIs and using Swagger to build REST contracts
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL Databases such as Oracle, Cassandra and cloud native databases such as AWS Dynamo, Arora

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with platform modernization and migration from legacy applications and infrastructure to cloud native platforms
• Familiarity with event driven architecture patterns
• Designing for large scale, highly resilient, highly performant enterprise applications
• Strong skills in architecture methods and expertise in modernizing software architecture using Domain Driven Design (DDD), Microservice patterns (SAGA, Choreography, Orchestrator, Strangler etc.) , REST/SOAP APIs, Event Driven Design for private and public cloud
• Experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and demonstrated ability to interact with all technical and non-technical members of the organization

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 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.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.