Executive Director - Senior Principal Architect | Solutions Architect

Fairygodboss; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Principal Architect to shape target state architecture and strategy on a global scale within Enterprise Technology (Infrastructure Platforms). You will influence multiple product lines and lead the adoption of complex, strategic AI-enabled solutions with a focus on security, resiliency, and governance.

You will collaborate across teams to drive architecture governance and high-velocity delivery.

Qualifications

• Formal training and multiple professional-level certifications in AWS and Google Cloud.
• 10+ years of applied experience with at least 5 years in a Senior/Lead/Principal Architect role.
• Experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Expertise in one or more programming languages and architecture disciplines.
• Proven leadership in safe adoption of enterprise AI capabilities with data sensitivity awareness.
• Ability to evaluate AI-enabled architectural patterns with governance and human approvals.

Responsibilities

• Advise and lead on strategy and development of multiple products and technologies.
• Design, govern, and oversee scalable architectural solutions across domains.
• Lead adoption of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities with governance guardrails.
• Translate complex technical issues for leadership to enable strategic decisions.
• Act as liaison between Infrastructure Platform and Line of Business teams.
• Drive reuse of software frameworks to improve velocity and quality across teams.
• Establish and lead an architecture governance body.
• Communicate effectively to group leadership and teams across the firm.
• Define portfolio-level guardrails for AI-enabled workflows aligned to security standards.

Skills

AWS certifications

GCP certifications

Cloud architecture

AI governance

Cross-functional leadership

Architectural strategy

Stakeholder influence

Programming expertise

Security/resiliency

Multi-cloud experience

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional

GCP Professional Cloud Architect

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

Job description

Join JPMorganChase and bring your architectural vision to life on a global stage, where your expertise will directly shape the technology foundation that powers one of the world's most influential financial institutions. Here, you'll have the opportunity to influence target state architecture, drive strategic decisions, and leave a lasting impact across the firm and the communities we serve.

As a Senior Principal Architect at JPMorganChase within Enterprise Technology (Infrastructure Platforms), you provide specialized expertise to influence the target state architecture and strategy. You work across teams to implement and advance the adoption of complex strategic global solutions that give JPMorganChase a competitive advantage.

Job responsibilities

• Advise and lead on strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio
• Design, govern, and oversee the implementation of robust, scalable, and efficient architectural solutions for cross-domain business problems, driving adoption and reuse of preferred resources, processes, and technology across domains and portfolios
• Lead reuse-first adoption of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate architecture analysis, option evaluation, and delivery of strategic global solutions, with human-in-the-loop validation and appropriate handling of sensitive data
• Translate highly complex technical issues, trends, and approaches to leadership to drive the firm's innovation and enable leaders to make strategic, well-informed decisions about target state architecture
• Act as a liaison between Infrastructure Platform and Line of Business teams to ensure alignment and understanding
• Drive adoption and implementation of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies, creating durable, reusable software frameworks that improve velocity and quality of output across teams and functions
• Establish and lead an architecture governance body
• Communicate effectively to group leadership, management, and teams throughout the company
• Establish portfolio-level guardrails for AI-assisted and agentic workflows used in architecture and engineering governance, including traceability, auditability, and control expectations aligned to resiliency and security standards

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training and multiple professional-level certifications in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional) and Google Cloud (e.g., GCP Professional Cloud Architect)
• 10+ years of applied experience with at least 5 years in a Senior, Lead, or Principal Architect role, repeatedly directing significantly large and complex architecture initiatives, developing capabilities that typically involve different stakeholders, multiple products and geographies, many solution varieties, highly regulated environments, and business transformations at mass scale
• Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expertise in one or more programming languages, applications, and architecture disciplines
• Demonstrated experience leading safe adoption of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment across architecture workflows, including validation practices and awareness of data sensitivity
• Ability to evaluate and govern AI-enabled architectural patterns (including agentic workflows) with clear control boundaries, auditability, and human approval checkpoints aligned to resiliency and security expectations
• Demonstrated prior experience influencing across functions and teams to deliver modern architecture
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems across various technical disciplines
• Extensive practical cloud-native experience
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best technology solutions and approaches to achieve the future state architecture

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Banking and financial services experience or relevant technology domain experience
• Experience with governance, risk, regulatory, and compliance frameworks
• Skills and knowledge spanning multiple architecture domains (e.g., Business Architecture, Application/Solution Architecture, Technical/Infrastructure Architecture, and Information/Data Architecture)
• Deep hands-on expertise across hybrid multi-cloud environments: on-premise, AWS, and/or GCP/Azure
• Working fluency in the AWS Well-Architected Framework and its application to safety- and payment-adjacent workloads
• Proven leadership ability to inspire teams toward common goals

ABOUT US

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.