The Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase will develop high-quality infrastructure solutions, conduct reviews, engage teams, and lead technical governance.
Job Description
As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure & Production Management Line of Business within Consumer and Community Banking, you will be an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality Infrastructure and Production Management architecture solutions. This role will support the overall expectation that infrastructure and application architectures meet the firm's reliability, availability, scalability, and operational standards. As a core technical contributor, you will support the enhancement and development of architecture platforms based on modern cloud-based technologies and/or leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence, while supporting the adoption of strategic global solutions.
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 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.
As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure & Production Management Line of Business within Consumer and Community Banking, you will be an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality Infrastructure and Production Management architecture solutions. This role will support the overall expectation that infrastructure and application architectures meet the firm's reliability, availability, scalability, and operational standards. As a core technical contributor, you will support the enhancement and development of architecture platforms based on modern cloud-based technologies and/or leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence, while supporting the adoption of strategic global solutions.
Job responsibilities
- Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs
- Conducts architecture and operational reviews focused on resiliency and scale
- Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback on new technologies
- Executes creative infrastructure solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Translates enterprise architecture concepts into practical, actionable standards.
- Partners across Architecture, Engineering, DevRel, and SRE functions
- Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
- Participates in architecture governance bodies
- Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of infrastructure appl applications and systems
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Strong knowledge of software architecture, application development, and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, observability, and incident response
- Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems in one or more technical disciplines
- Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture
- Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
- Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native patterns, and service reliability
- Expertise in one or more programming language(s)
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Ability to work horizontally across business units and technical teams
- Effective communication, facilitation, and documentation 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 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.
Top Skills
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Infrastructure-As-Code
Kubernetes
Machine Learning
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