Lead Architect - Information Architecture - Workplace Technology

Testing Site - JPMC; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase, within the Chief Administrative Office Technology, seeks a Lead Architect to design and deliver high-quality data architectures for cloud-based applications. You will collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders to shape data strategies and governance across multiple domains.

You will drive data modeling, architecture governance, and automation initiatives, ensuring robust production code and scalable solutions for financial services applications.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in Data or Information Architecture.
• Hands-on experience delivering IA, data modeling and data governance solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of information architecture principles and data modeling tools.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Experience with cloud-based data architectures in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Engages technical teams and stakeholders to propose data architecture approaches.
• Defines the target state data architecture and drives strategy.
• Participates in data architecture governance bodies.
• Evaluates new technologies and provides feedback.
• Delivers secure, high-quality data architecture solutions and troubleshoots issues.
• Develops and reviews production-grade code.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation and improve stability.
• Leads architecture communities of practice to promote modern data technologies.
• Supports diversity, inclusion, and teamwork within the group.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

Data governance

Cloud architecture

Automation & CD

SDLC proficiency

Financial services knowledge

Vendor engagement

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Erwin

Job description

As a Lead Architect at JPMorganChase within the Chief Administrative Office Technology, youare an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality data architecture solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for carrying out critical data architecture solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of project goals.

Job responsibilities

• Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose data architecture approaches to meet current and future needs
• Defines the data architecture target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategy
• Participates in data architecture governance bodies
• Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback for new technologies
• Executes creative data architecture solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions and break down technical problems
• Develops secure, 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 software applications and systems
• Facilitates evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes through probing of data architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads data architecture communities of practice to drive awareness and use of modern data architecture technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Data, or Information Architecture systems and applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering Information architecture, data modeling and data governance solutions
• Advanced knowledge of Information architecture principles and one or more data modeling tools
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience
• Advanced knowledge of one or more software, application, and architecture disciplines
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best data architecture solutions for the future state architecture
• Understanding of Product Operation Model / Data as Product methodologies

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with tools for data cataloging, governance and architecture (Collibra, Informatica, Erwin)
• Knowledge of TOGAF, Zachman or similar frameworks
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail with organizing and structuring information