Technical Principal Architect - Agentic AI & Messaging

Next Frontier Capital; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase invites an experienced Principal Architect to lead enterprise architecture and the adoption of cutting-edge AI and messaging technologies within Prime Finance. You will define architectural standards, partner with senior stakeholders, and drive autonomous AI workflows, while shaping scalable, secure platforms across regions and multiple applications.

Strong expertise in Java, Python, cloud platforms, and data stores is essential, with a proven track record in large-scale

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Applied experience in software engineering with a technical architecture leadership role.
• Proven track record designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in architectural frameworks, cloud platforms, microservices, APIs, and security.
• Strong DevOps, CI/CD, and modern software development methodologies.
• Experience with Agentic AI systems and autonomous agents.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka and AMPS, including design and deployment.
• Advanced proficiency in Java and Python at architecture and code-review levels.
• Experience with relational (Oracle/RDS) and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB) databases.
• Experience coordinating technology initiatives across regions and applications.
• Expertise in data architecture and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Architectural leadership: Define and evolve enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Strategy & vision: Partner with senior stakeholders to shape technology and AI strategy for scalability.
• Agentic AI integration: Architect autonomous AI workflows that can act, decide, and adapt.
• Solution design: Lead design/review of mission-critical platforms for security, robustness, and scale.
• Messaging technologies: Design high-throughput, low-latency messaging for reliable communication.
• Database architecture: Plan relational and NoSQL stores for integrity and performance.
• Technical oversight: Guide teams on architectural adoption and code quality.
• Governance: Establish documentation and compliance controls for AI, messaging, data systems.
• Risk management: Identify and mitigate risks; build resilient systems.
• Global coordination & collaboration: Align regions to translate requirements into deliverables.
• Portfolio & change: Drive integration and standards adoption across geographies.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Microservices

Java

Python

Kafka

AMPS

Data modeling

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

AMPS

Oracle RDS

MongoDB

DynamoDB

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 technologies.

As a Principal Architect at JPMorganChase within Prime Finance, you will focus on Technical Architecture, Agentic AI & Messaging Technologies and use this senior leadership role to promote the architectural vision, design, and implementation of complex, scalable, and secure technology solutions. This requires emphasis on advanced Agentic AI systems, expertise in message-based technologies (e.g., Kafka, AMPS), strong management skills to coordinate across global regions and multiple applications. Deep proficiency across multiple technologies including Java and Python, along with ability to work with both relational and NoSQL databases, including AWS equivalents, will be key in delivering best in class outcomes.

Job responsibilities

• Architectural leadership: Define and evolve enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Strategy & vision: Partner with senior stakeholders to shape technology and AI strategy aligned to business goals and scalability.
• Agentic AI integration: Architect and implement autonomous AI workflows that can act, decide, and adapt in changing environments.
• Solution design: Lead design/review of mission-critical platforms ( message-based, data-centric and growing AI approach) for security, robustness, and scale.
• Messaging technologies: Design and optimize high-throughput, low-latency messaging (e.g., Kafka, AMPS) for reliable distributed communication.
• Database architecture: Architect relational and NoSQL data stores (e.g., Oracle/RDS, MongoDB/DynamoDB) for integrity, performance, and growth.
• Technical oversight: Guide teams on architectural adoption, engineering excellence, and code quality across core languages and platforms.
• Governance: Establish documentation, review processes, and compliance controls for AI, messaging, and data systems.
• Risk management: Identify and mitigate technical and AI risks; build resilient and reliable systems.
• Global coordination & collaboration: Align product, business, and operations across regions to translate requirements into deliverable solutions.
• Portfolio, stakeholders & change: Drive application harmonization/integration, manage stakeholder alignment, and champion adoption of standards across geographies.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Applied experience in software engineering, with recent experience in a technical architecture leadership role.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale, distributed systems in a complex enterprise environment.
• Deep expertise in architectural frameworks, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, APIs, and security.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and modern software development methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience with Agentic AI systems, autonomous agents, and advanced machine learning frameworks.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with message‑based technologies such as Apache Kafka and AMPS, including design, deployment, and optimization.
• Advanced proficiency in Java and Python, including architectural design, development, and code review in both languages.
• Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, Amazon RDS) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, AWS DynamoDB), including schema design, performance tuning, and data modeling.

• Experience managing and coordinating technology initiatives across multiple regions and applications.

• Expertise with data architecture and event driven architecture. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Expertise with the Prime Finance or Securities Lending business domain
• Experience with regulatory and compliance requirements in financial services
• UI experience in React JS

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Promote mission critical systems, advancing artificial intelligence, high performance messaging and robust data solutions across teams.