Lead Data Architect - Modern Data Platforms & AI

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Data Architect to drive modern data capabilities for Commercial Card and B2B Commerce.

You will shape the data architecture across Data Lake, Data Mesh, and Data Federation, leveraging Databricks, Spark, AWS Glue, and cloud-native technologies to deliver scalable, secure data solutions. The role emphasizes spec-driven development, governance, and collaboration with product, engineering, and business teams to advance data products and AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on data architecture concepts.
• Experience in large-scale data architecture and engineering environments.
• Strong knowledge of modern data platforms and governance.

Responsibilities

• Defines the data architecture target state for Commercial Card and B2B Commerce.
• Designs modern Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Federation, and Data Product capabilities.
• Architects scalable data solutions using Databricks, Apache Spark, AWS Glue, AWS services, APIs, events, streaming, and modern data-sharing patterns.
• Defines standards for data modeling, metadata, lineage, data quality, governance, security, and compliance.
• Designs solutions across relational, NoSQL, distributed, and cloud-native database technologies.
• Drives adoption of spec-driven development and agentic engineering patterns to improve how data solutions are designed, built, tested, validated, and delivered.
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI and agentic capabilities across the engineering lifecycle while maintaining appropriate human validation, security, traceability, resiliency, and auditability.
• Partners with product, engineering, business, and architecture teams to deliver strategic payment, data, and client capabilities.
• Provides technical leadership and architecture governance across multiple products and delivery teams.
• Evaluates emerging technologies and drives adoption of reusable, resilient, and scalable architecture patterns.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Modeling

SDLC Automation

Stakeholder Management

Technical Leadership

Education

Data architecture certification

Tools

Databricks

Apache Spark

AWS Glue

AWS Services

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Data Architect to drive modern data capabilities for Commercial Card and B2B Commerce.

You will shape the data architecture across Data Lake, Data Mesh, and Data Federation, leveraging Databricks, Spark, AWS Glue, and cloud-native technologies to deliver scalable, secure data solutions. The role emphasizes spec-driven development, governance, and collaboration with product, engineering, and business teams to advance data products and AI-assisted