Principal Architect, Executive Director: Solution Architecture

Fairygodboss; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 204,250 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

On-site health and wellness centers

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Principal Architect in Jersey City, NJ, responsible for driving cloud-based technology strategies and shaping architecture across multiple domains. You'll influence critical platforms, ensure alignment with business goals, and mentor a community of architects. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience with large systems, a relevant degree, and strong communication skills. A competitive salary range of $204,250.00 - $285,000.00 annually is offered, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Proven track record leading architecture for large, mission-critical systems.
• Deep expertise in architecture patterns including microservices and event-driven designs.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into practical solution roadmaps.
• Drive architecture decisions balancing resilience, scalability, and cost.
• Chair Architecture Review Boards to ensure compliance with enterprise standards.

Skills

Architecture patterns: microservices

Event-driven architectures

API-led connectivity

Data mesh/lakehouse

Strong vendor management

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Step into the role of a Principal Architect at JPMorgan Chase and become a driving force behind the development and adoption of cutting‑edge, cloud‑based technologies.

As a Principal Architect within the Corporate Technology team, you are part of a team that develops and supports high‑quality architecture strategy and solutions for software applications and platform products. You drive significant business impact and help shape target‑state architecture across multiple domains.

You will serve as a strategic technology leader, defining and governing end‑to‑end solution architectures for critical platforms and transformation programs. You partner closely with CTOs, Chief Architects, and senior engineering leaders to deliver business and technology strategy. Your role blends deep architectural expertise with executive presence, influencing business and technology stakeholders and providing hands‑on guidance to engineering teams. You help accelerate delivery, embed security and resiliency, and foster a high‑performing architecture community.

Job Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into pragmatic solution roadmaps and reference architectures
• Drive architecture decisions balancing resilience, scalability, latency, cost, risk, and time‑to‑market
• Set and enforce design principles, patterns, and guardrails across portfolios
• Chair or contribute to Architecture Review Boards, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards and regulatory obligations
• Build trusted advisor relationships with CTOs, Chief Architects, and senior leaders to co‑create technology strategy and execution plans
• Facilitate outcome‑focused dialogue between business, product, and technology leaders to align trade‑offs and secure buy‑in
• Guide programs from concept to production, shaping epics and non‑functional requirements, and ensuring traceability to business outcomes
• Provide hands‑on oversight and coaching to domain architects and engineering leads, intervening in complex design issues as needed
• Own target and transitional architectures for complex, multi‑region systems across customer, risk, finance, data, and payments domains
• Mentor and develop high‑performing architects, fostering a community of practice and promoting reusability through reference implementations

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience
• Proven track record leading architecture for large, distributed, mission‑critical systems with 24x7 operations and high resiliency targets
• Deep expertise in architecture patterns: microservices, event‑driven and streaming architectures, API‑led connectivity, data mesh/lakehouse, CQRS, and domain‑driven design
• Experience with hyperscale cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), service mesh, CI/CD, IaC, observability, and platform engineering
• Strong knowledge of real‑time streaming (Kafka, Pulsar), batch analytics, MLOps, model governance, and responsible AI patterns
• Security and resiliency expertise: zero trust, secrets management, identity, encryption, chaos engineering, disaster recovery, and site reliability practices
• Integration and legacy modernization: messaging, APIs, eventing, SOA‑to‑microservices transitions, mainframe integration, and strangler‑fig approaches
• Executive presence with ability to simplify complexity and influence outcomes across senior stakeholders in both business and technology
• Strong vendor management and build/buy/partner decisioning; experience shaping multi‑year investment portfolios
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP Architect, TOGAF, CISSP, SAFe)
• Experience in global financial services and regulated environments
• Hands‑on pragmatism; able to review designs and code‑level artifacts while maintaining a strategic lens
• Experience with platform engineering, green software, and confidential computing
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills across C‑suite and engineering teams
• Experience mentoring and developing architecture talent
• Familiarity with compliance regimes (e.g., EBA, PRA, OCC, MAS) and architecture support for regulatory requirements

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Eligible roles may receive commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity. Additional 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.

We recognize our people as our strength and value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal‑opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. For more information about requesting an accommodation, visit our FAQs.

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

Base Pay/Salary

Jersey City, NJ: $204,250.00 - $285,000.00 per year