Lead Architect: AI enablement

JPMorganChase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Architect within the CTO AI4Tech Scaling team in Plano, TX. You will architect and implement scalable cloud-native solutions, provide technical leadership, and ensure secure, high-quality software delivery across multiple domains.

You will design Terraform/AWS infrastructure, develop internal tooling and CI/CD integration, and mentor engineers while aligning with enterprise AI governance and best practices.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience with backend development in Python and/or Java.

Responsibilities

• Administer and scale AI platforms with governance and analytics.
• Develop Copilot Skills, Agent configurations, and secure coding practices.
• Design and provision cloud infrastructure using Terraform and AWS.
• Build tooling, automation pipelines, and dashboards to measure usage and cost.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and ensure code quality.

Skills

Backend development (Python/Java)

CI/CD pipelines

Docker / Kubernetes

Agile methodologies

Security / responsible AI practices

LLM tooling awareness

Cloud architecture / AWS

Education

Software engineering certification / training

Tools

Jenkins

Spinnaker

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Job Description

A career with us is a journey, not a destination. This could be the next best step in your technical career. Join us.

As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Chief Technology Office (CTO) - AI4Tech Scaling team, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical architecture solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of project goals.

Job Responsibilities

• Administer and scale GitHub Copilot and Claude Code platforms across the enterprise with user provisioning, policy enforcement, and usage analytics
• Develop and maintain custom Copilot Skills (i.e., .instructions.md, SKILL.md, etc.) and Agent configurations to encode domain-specific knowledge and team workflows
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Design and provision cloud infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services, ensuring reliability and compliance
• Develop internal tooling, automation pipelines, and self-service portals to support AI developer tool adoption
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Build reporting dashboards and metrics pipelines to track AI tool usage, productivity impact, and cost optimization
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Working knowledge and experience in backend development either Python and/or Java
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Understands LLM-based developer tools in context management, RAG patterns, and responsible AI guardrails
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Spinnaker) and automation frameworks
• Familiar with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS) and serverless architectures
• Active knowledge of agile methodologies, application resiliency, and security
• Practical cloud native experience and understanding of the software development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Enterprise AI-assisted development platform architecture — designs and scales GitHub Copilot, Copilot Enterprise, and Copilot Extensions rollouts across large developer populations, including SSO, license governance, and usage attribution
• LLM integration and agentic workflow design — reference architectures for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, Copilot Extensions/Skills, RAG pipelines, and multi-agent orchestration for internal developer tooling
• AI governance, safety, and compliance — prompt injection defense, data-leak prevention, content filtering, model routing, and audit/telemetry patterns aligned with regulated-industry (finance) responsible-AI standards
• Architecture leadership — authors ADRs, C4 diagrams, and reference architectures; chairs architecture review boards; mentors senior engineers and influences technical strategy across the organization

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.