Architect Leader, Digital Experience & AI Platform

JP Morgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in Jersey City is seeking a Principal Architect to influence enterprise architecture and drive technology strategy for the Compliance Digital Experience group. You will shape target-state architecture, guide technology choices, and ensure secure, scalable solutions aligned to enterprise standards.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality architectures, provide technical direction, and review designs.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages and deep expertise in software architecture, applications, and technical processes in one or more domains (for example: cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile).
• Demonstrated experience applying approved AI capabilities within architecture and engineering workflows, with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Ability to integrate AI-enabled capabilities into enterprise‑grade architectures while meeting resiliency, security, and audit requirements.
• Ability to solve design and functionality challenges independently with minimal oversight
• Strong judgment and communication skills to influence technical direction across teams and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Represent a product area in architecture governance forums, recommending improvements to standards and decision-making practices
• Provide technical guidance and direction to technology teams and partners to accelerate delivery and strengthen solution quality
• Apply approved AI capabilities to speed architecture analysis and decisioning, with human-in-the-loop validation and appropriate handling of sensitive data
• Evaluate current and emerging technologies against enterprise standards and frameworks, influencing adoption of fit-for-purpose solutions
• Drive architecture decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and operational processes
• Design and review secure, high-quality code and implementation approaches, supporting troubleshooting and quality improvements across teams
• Serve as a subject matter expert who contributes to engineering communities through thought leadership and modern architecture practices
• Establish reuse-first, AI-enabled engineering patterns across the software development life cycle (SDLC) and toolchain, ensuring traceability, resiliency, and security controls

Skills

Architecture concepts

System design

Cloud architectures

AI/ML integration

Communication skills

Independent problem solving

Education

Architecture certification

Job description

JP Morgan Chase in Jersey City is seeking a Principal Architect to influence enterprise architecture and drive technology strategy for the Compliance Digital Experience group. You will shape target-state architecture, guide technology choices, and ensure secure, scalable solutions aligned to enterprise standards.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality architectures, provide technical direction, and review designs.