Solutions Architect - Executive Director

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Principal Architect to drive cloud-based technology strategy across Infrastructure Platforms. You will shape architecture platforms, foster adoption of global solutions, and lead a small team of Solutions Architects to deliver high-quality results.

Responsibilities include influencing architecture roadmaps, collaborating with clients and business leaders, communicating strategy, and mentoring others while maintaining risk and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Formal training or certification on infrastructure architecture principles.
• Proven system design experience.
• Experience in risk and risk control compliance.
• Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines.
• Experience collaborating with business representatives and system architects to ensure successful design.
• Experience in cloud-native systems architecture or engineering, including system design reviews.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, applications, and architecture.
• In-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, AI, ML, mobile).
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently.
• Ability to understand technology in the context of business strategy and evaluate current and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of infrastructure products, PaaS, IaaS, networks, firewalls, storage, and data center management.
• Influence and foster a culture of change, excellence, and innovation, constructively challenging the status quo.
• Create effective partnerships with clients, business leaders, and application architects to define technology and architecture roadmaps.
• Provide strategic and tactical direction to product teams, communicating technical direction to the wider technology community.
• Establish, maintain, and communicate a technology vision, building support across departments through talks, papers, workshops, and interpersonal communication.
• Participate in major technical decisions, develop technical proposals, and gain consensus among stakeholders.
• Serve as a leader, consultant, mentor, and tutor in technical architecture areas of expertise.
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, negotiating compromise and demonstrating diplomacy.
• Apply strategic thinking and passion for business strategy and processes.
• Rapidly understand and communicate the impact of solutions and technology.
• Lead a small team of Solutions Architects to deliver high-quality architecture solutions.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Cloud-native systems

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Architecture disciplines

Problem solving

Business strategy alignment

Communication skills

Technical mentoring

Risk compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Infra architecture certifications

Tools

Programming languages

System design reviews

Data architecture

Job 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 JPMorganChase within the Infrastructure Platforms - within IP International Services, you provide expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms based on modern cloud-based technologies, as well as support the adoption of strategic global solutions. Leverage your advanced architecture capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes.

Job responsibilities

• Demonstrate deep knowledge of infrastructure products, Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service, networks, firewalls, storage, and data center management
• Influence and foster a culture of change, excellence, and innovation, constructively challenging the status quo
• Create effective partnerships with clients, business leaders, and application architects to define technology and architecture roadmaps
• Provide strategic and tactical direction to product teams, communicating technical direction to the wider technology community
• Establish, maintain, and communicate a technology vision, building support across departments through talks, papers, workshops, and interpersonal communication
• Participate in major technical decisions, develop technical proposals, and gain consensus among stakeholders
• Serve as a leader, consultant, mentor, and tutor in technical architecture areas of expertise
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, negotiating compromise and demonstrating diplomacy
• Apply strategic thinking and passion for business strategy and processes
• Rapidly understand and communicate the impact of solutions and technology
• Lead a small team of Solutions Architects to deliver high-quality architecture solutions

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• Formal training or certification on infrastructure architecture principles
• Proven system design experience
• Experience in risk and risk control compliance
• Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Experience collaborating with business representatives and system architects to ensure successful design
• Experience in cloud-native systems architecture or engineering, including system design reviews
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, applications, and architecture
• In-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently
• Ability to understand technology in the context of business strategy and evaluate current and emerging technologies