Architect (Multiple Positions Available)

JPMorgan Chase; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced Architect to enhance their product strategy through effective cloud solutions and architecture designs. The role involves close collaboration with the Product Owner and aims to ensure compliance with architecture standards. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience, along with skills in cloud services, microservices, and agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in software architecture or related role.
• Experience designing fault tolerant systems with data encryption.
• Proficiency in coding in Java or Python.

Responsibilities

• Interact with Product Owner and Tech Partner.
• Create forward-looking target state architecture.
• Conduct architecture assessments.

Skills

Fault tolerant system design

End-to-end security

API Gateway integration

Microservice architecture

Cloud application design

Docker and Kubernetes

Agile development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Google Cloud

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

Duties: Interact with the Product Owner and the Tech Partner. Leverage the guidance in the Product Architect Charter for the role. Create the target state(s) of the product that is forward-looking and ensures alignment to the product's business strategy. Represent the end-to-end architecture of the Product and the rationalization of the assets owned or used by that product ensuring clear domain boundaries. Ensure adherence to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and firm wide architecture standards/guidance. Communicate the architecture runway, i.e., the technology investments needed to get to the target state in increments. Communicate the sequence of technology investments, the associated dependencies and risks, to meet the CCB (Consumer and Community Banking Line Of Business) Product/Business objectives as well as the target state architecture. Review the delivered solutions to ensure compliance with the architecture and technology strategy, as described in the runway. Ensure design decisions are made in a strategic context; when tactical decisions need to be made, must ensure the product leadership is managing its technical debt. Conduct any needed architecture assessments. Present solutions to support the Product Owner in their planning and prioritization in their roadmap. Communicate any cross-product impacts, i.e., what is needed from other products, so the Product Owner understand any dependencies on other products' roadmaps. Conduct architecture assessments intended to support in the planning and prioritization activities done by the Product Owner. Create architecture designs for architecturally significant items.

Qualifications

Minimum education and experience required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Software Development, or a related field of study plus 7 years of experience in the job offered or as Architect, Designer, Developer, or related occupation.

Skills Required: This position requires experience with the following: Designing fault tolerant, resilient systems leveraging circuit breaker and Bulkhead, incorporating end-to-end security including data At-Rest and In-Transit encryption; core services and functionalities including Compute Engines, and Cloud Database Services and Storage; Integration Services including API Gateway for at least one of the following: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud; architectural patterns including Model-View-Controller and clean architecture for efficient application structure; Coding in either Java or Python; designing applications for cloud environments and leveraging cloud architectural patterns including event-driven architecture, microservices, and serverless architecture; Microservice Architecture that decomposes applications into loosely coupled services; Application Programing Interface (API) Design and API management tools including the AWS API Gateway and Apigee; Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and managing applications; Relational Database Management System including Oracle, MYSQL, and PostgreSQL; native cloud-based database services including Amazon RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and Azure CosmosDB; working in Agile development environments and Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

Location

880 Powder Mill Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803.

Employment Type

Full-Time.

Equal Opportunity

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