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As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical architecture solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of project goals.

The Architecture team is responsible for overseeing the entire Production Services portfolio within Infrastructure Platforms, encompassing on-premise services, public cloud services, and AI/ML workloads in production. We actively participate in annual planning, re-platforming, redesign, and governance, while setting and driving standards across Infrastructure Platforms. Additionally, we engage in organization-wide architecture forums focused on data, resiliency, and development processes.

 

Job responsibilities

Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needsDefines the technical target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategyParticipates in architecture governance bodiesEvaluates recommendations and provides feedback on new technologiesExecutes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problemsIdentifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systemsLeads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information 

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of experienceHands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stabilityAdvanced in one more more programming languagesProficiency in automation and continuous delivery methodsProficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life CycleAdvanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and SecurityDemonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within cloud and on-prem application servicesIn-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systemsPractical cloud native experience and on premise infrastructure experienceExperience in Service Oriented Architecture, Event Driven Architecture, or n Tiered ArchitectureAbility to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Strong presentation skillsStrong negotiation skill with audiences of all varied leadership levelsAWS and Azure experience is preferred