Principal Architect - Global Customer Platform

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 Global Customer Platform unit, 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, 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
• Understanding of the business
Practical cloud native experience

• Experience with Cockroach database
• Experience with platform modernization and migration from legacy applications and infrastructure to cloud native platforms
• Familiarity with event drive architectures
• Designing for large scale, highly resilient, highly performant enterprise applications