Senior Lead Architect - CIB

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Bournemouth is seeking an Information Architect to specialize in Data Management and Governance. The successful candidate will create and maintain data models, engage with software development teams, and contribute to data policies and standards. Candidates with strong skills in Data Management tools and a solid understanding of Data Governance practices are encouraged to apply. Enjoy opportunities for career progression in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient advanced experience in Data Modelling and Architecture tools.
• Interest in data management technologies and their organizational value.
• Experience in collaboration with business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain governed Data Models with lineage and metadata.
• Collaborate to govern Controlled Vocabularies with Business Partners.
• Engage with Software Development teams to fulfill their requirements.

Skills

Data Management

Data Governance

Data Modelling

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Formal training or certification in Software Engineering

Tools

ERwin

Power Designer

UML tools

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01.08.2025

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15.09.2025

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Job Description:

Join our Corporate Investment Bank Information Architecture team as an Information Architect, specializing in Data Management and Governance.

As a Senior Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Investment Bank Information Architecture team, you will have the opportunity to progress your career in Information Architecture. You will play a crucial role in delivering, maintaining, and promoting the adoption of standards, components, processes, and tools that support the broader function of Data Management. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with Corporate Investment Bank Technology, Global Technology, and other Lines of Business to develop contemporary and innovative engineering methods.

Job Responsibilities

• Create and maintain accurate, complete, and consistent governed Data Models with lineage and metadata to facilitate traceability to other metadata classification such as Data Concepts.
• Collaborate to create, maintain, govern, and use Controlled Vocabularies and Data Sourcing Contracts with Business Partners and the Chief Data Office.
• Engage with Software Development teams to determine their requirements for Model Engineering solutions and build prototypes and pilots to explore enhancements and new ways of working.
• Actively engage with development teams to use, develop, and improve Information Architecture standards, tools, and processes as part of the development process.
• Incrementally standardize and simplify the Data and Information Architecture through the rationalization and reduction of models, interfaces, and databases.
• Deliver to firm-wide, CIB, and sub-LOBs Data Policy and Standards (such as the System of Record and Authoritative Data Sourcing registration and JPMC Business Data Taxonomy).
• Contribute towards the incremental delivery of the Data Strategy by incrementally moving applications towards strategic data sourcing and standardization of metadata and tooling.
• Standardize and innovate Operational and Analytical Data Management in accordance with Reference Architectures and Operating Models.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and proficient advanced experience
• Experience in Data Modelling and Architecture tools such as ERwin, Power Designer, and/or Magic Draw or wider use of UML tools or IDEs that integrate modeling tools such as Eclipse.
• An interest in data and an appreciation of the value it can bring to an organization if properly understood, organized, and governed.
• Knowledge of some Data Management technologies such as Relational and Columnar Databases, and/or Data Integration (ETL) or API development.
• Knowledge of some Data Formats such as JSON, XML, and binary formats such as Avro or Google Protocol Buffers.
• Experience collaborating with business and technical teams to understand, translate, review, and playback requirements and collaborate to develop Model Engineering solutions.
• Experience communicating unambiguously through multiple channels such as Presentations, Word Documents, workshops, and meetings.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Knowledge of Programming Language Design and Implementation.
• Knowledge of core Information Architecture capabilities such as Reference Data Management, Data Quality, Metadata Management, Data Taxonomy and Classification, and Security and Protection.
• Knowledge of Financial Services, specifically Wholesale and Investment Banking.
• Experience in other Data Standards (preferably Financial) such as SWIFT, FIX, or FpML.
• TOGAF and/or DAMA certification.
• Knowledge and experience of Software Engineering Methodologies (., Agile).

Capabilities

• A willingness to bring an outside perspective to the team, ask questions, and learn from the breadth and depth of experience of the current IA team.
• A “growth mindset,” willing to take on challenges.
• The flexibility to switch between concurrent project assignments.
• An ability to envisage and compare potential solutions prior to implementation