Join us and play a pivotal role in designing innovative technology solutions that power our business and enhance customer experiences. As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase in Consumer and Community Banking Technologies, you will develop high-quality architecture solutions for software applications built on modern cloud-based technologies. You’ll have the opportunity to influence the direction of our products and collaborate with talented professionals who are passionate about technology. We value your expertise and encourage you to bring your ideas to the table. Here, your contributions will help shape the future of our technology landscape and support your career growth.
As a Lead Architect in Consumer and Community Banking Technologies, you will develop high-quality architecture solutions for software applications built on modern cloud-based technologies. You will conduct critical architecture work across multiple technical areas and business functions to support project goals. You will define and maintain application architectures, assess the impact of future business initiatives, and help set the direction for application changes. Your insights will guide the adoption of new techniques and technologies across the products you support.
Job Responsibilities:
- Engage technical teams and business stakeholders to propose technical approaches that meet current and future needs
- Define the technical target state for products and drive achievement of strategic goals
- Participate in architecture governance bodies
- Evaluate recommendations and provide feedback on new technologies
- Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
- Develop secure, high-quality production code and review or debug code written by others
- Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring issues to improve operational stability
- Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical credentials
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 7+ years applied experience
- Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Tech stack: AWS, Microservices, API, Data, Domain-Driven Design, TOGAF
- Digital customer facing experience
- Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, including CI/CD, resiliency, and security
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile)
- In-depth knowledge of financial services industry IT systems
- Practical experience with cloud-native technologies
- Advanced knowledge of software, applications, and architecture disciplines
- Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend solutions for future state architecture
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:
- Experience designing large-scale systems with unique performance and resiliency needs
- AWS Certification
- Background in issuer or merchant processing or banking