Business Lead Architect

JPMorganChase; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in the UK is seeking a Principal Architect to enhance architecture platforms using cloud technologies. This role involves advising teams on technology selection, collaborating with leadership on strategic goals, and proposing innovative solutions to maintain a competitive edge. Ideal candidates should have formal training in business architecture, strong analytical skills, and experience leading products. This full-time position requires excellent communication skills and a proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on business architecture concepts.
• Applied experience in complex environments.
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager.

Responsibilities

• Advise cross-functional teams on technology selection.
• Collaborate to translate goals into architectural plans.
• Propose innovative solutions to enhance systems.

Skills

Strategic thinker

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Deep knowledge in software architecture

Proficient in cloud technologies

Education

Formal training in business architecture

Tools

Autocad

Job description

Description

Step into the role of a Principal Architect at JPMorganChase and become a driving force behind the development and adoption of cutting-edge cloud-based technologies.

As a Principal Architect at JPMorgan Chase within Corporate Technology : Corporate Oversight & Governance Technology (COGT) you will provide expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms utilizing modern cloud-based technologies while supporting the adoption of strategic global solutions. You will leverage your advanced architecture capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to promote best-in-class outcomes.

Job Responsibilities

• Advises cross-functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture and decisions on improvements to current technologies
• Collaborate with senior leadership to understand strategic goals and translate them into architectural plans.
• Propose innovative solutions and improvements to existing systems and processes to maintain a competitive edge.
• Ensure that the business architecture integrates seamlessly with other enterprise architecture domains (applications data infrastructure and security).
• Create high-level design artifacts including value streams business capability models process models and data flows.
• Ensure that the proposed solutions are scalable maintainable and align with the organizations architectural standards.
• Collaborate across business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure clear communication and understanding of requirements.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards guidelines and best practices across COGT and as the Business Architect serve as the organizations go-to subject matter expert.
• Champions the firms culture of diversity opportunity inclusion and respect

Required Qualifications Capabilities and Skills

• Formal training or certification on business architecture concepts and proficient advanced experience.
• Applied experience in business architecture with a background in designing and implementing solutions in a complex environment.
• Strategic thinker and passion for business strategy and business processes.
• Experienced in financial services ideally with exposure to Compliance Controls Management Regulatory Engagement or Operational Risk functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Deep knowledge in one or more software applications and architecture.
• Advanced 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.)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to present and effectively communicate to Senior Leaders and Executives
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulatory initiatives.
• Proactive and self-motivated with ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager.

Preferred Qualifications Capabilities and Skills

• Interest in innovative technologies and how these can be applied e.g. Generative AI and Agentic AI.

Key Skills

Atl,Coaching,Autocad,Financial Planning,Architecture

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1