Job Description

A career with us is a journey, not a destination. This could be the next best step in your technical career. Join us.

As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms of 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

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About the Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities and non-profits. You'll support the delivery of award winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting edged mobile applications, digital experiences and next generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers.