Lead Architect-Solution Architecture
JPMorgan Chase20 hours ago
Responsibilities
- Design and publish reference architectures and reusable patterns for enterprise connectivity, identity federation, secure integrations, and sensitive-data flows.
- Lead architecture and high-level design reviews, identify significant risks, and drive documented decisions with cybersecurity and risk stakeholders.
- Establish self-service governance checklists, pre-review criteria, architecture council processes, standards, decision records, and escalation paths.
- Provide architectural direction for automation and artificial intelligence initiatives using secure-by-design, resilient, traceable, and auditable patterns.
- Define and improve metrics covering review cycle time, pattern reuse, remediation throughput, and time-to-approval.
- Evaluate third-party products and services for architectural fit, security posture, resilience, and integration approach.
- Partner with delivery teams to adopt approved patterns and integrate governance into engineering workflows.
- Identify opportunities to automate recurring remediation and improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification in architecture concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services architecture and modern application programming interface design, including secure integration and failure-aware design.
- Demonstrated experience designing secure data flows and controls for sensitive data in regulated environments.
- Track record of producing reference architectures and reusable standards adopted by multiple teams.
- Experience partnering with cybersecurity, risk, and compliance stakeholders to produce documented architecture outcomes.
- Excellent written communication skills for design documents, decision records, and executive-ready summaries.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure architecture and secure multi-cloud design patterns.
- Understanding of network architecture and security design principles for complex integrations.
- Familiarity with automation architecture, robotic process automation patterns, and related controls.
- Ability to integrate AI-enabled capabilities into cloud-native architectures while meeting resiliency, security, and auditability requirements.
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its IT systems.
- Preferred experience with AI or machine learning platform architecture, agentic automation frameworks, Model Context Protocol-style integrations, architecture practices, governance councils, standards programs, data platforms, connectivity, document databases, business intelligence tooling, external registry integrations, and measurable process improvements.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package with eligibility-based benefits including health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, retirement savings, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching.
- Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay or discretionary incentive compensation in cash or forfeitable equity.
- JPMorganChase is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase provides consumer and commercial banking, payments, credit card, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. The public company (NYSE: JPM) earns revenue from interest, fees, trading, and asset management across operations in more than 100 markets. Headquartered in New York City with roots dating to 1799, it serves retail customers and prominent corporate and government clients through brands including Chase and J.P. Morgan.