Principal Architect - Infrastructure/Security

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Principal Architect to shape enterprise-scale infrastructure and security architecture within Asset & Wealth Management iCTO Services. You will guide technology strategy, drive secure cloud adoption, and align multiple domains to the firm’s target state architecture.

Lead architecture reviews, mitigate risks, and collaborate with senior technology leaders to deliver resilient, compliant solutions in a highly regulated global environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and 10+ years of applied experience in large-scale enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Advise cross-functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture across infra, security, and cloud platform decisions.
• Drive reuse-first adoption of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within architecture workflows with human-in-the-loop validation and sensitive data handling.
• Develop multi-year roadmaps aligned with business and architecture strategy, spanning infrastructure modernization, cloud adoption, and security priorities.
• Serve as the senior security architecture SME across network, cloud platform security, IAM, PIM, endpoint security, data center security, OS security, and DevSecOps.

Skills

Zero trust architecture

Security architecture

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure design

Product owner experience

Executive briefing

AI workflow integration

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS ECS

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Step into a pivotal role as a Principal Architect at JPMorganChase and become a driving force behind the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise-scale infrastructure and security architecture.

As a Principal Architect at JPMorganChase within Asset & Wealth Management iCTO Services, you provide deep expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms grounded in modern cloud-based and security-first technologies, while supporting the adoption of strategic global solutions. You will leverage advanced architecture capabilities across infrastructure, security, and cloud domains to guide complex initiatives, serve as a subject matter authority, and champion the target state architecture goals of the firm. In this role, you will partner with senior technology leaders across the organization to deliver resilient, secure, and scalable solutions that meet the demands of a globally distributed, highly regulated environment.

Job responsibilities

• Advise cross-functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture, providing authoritative guidance on infrastructure, security, and cloud platform decisions
• Drive reuse-first adoption of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within architecture workflows to accelerate delivery and improve decision quality, ensuring human-in-the-loop validation and appropriate handling of sensitive data
• Develop multi-year roadmaps aligned with business and architecture strategy, spanning infrastructure modernization, cloud adoption, and security architecture priorities
• Serve as the senior security architecture subject matter expert across network security, cloud platform security, identity and access management, privileged access management, endpoint security, data center security, server and operating system security, and infrastructure automation and DevSecOps
• Lead architecture reviews for critical applications, major infrastructure investments, and modernization programs, providing authoritative guidance on security and infrastructure design
• Identify infrastructure and security risks, define strategic mitigation plans, and ensure alignment with enterprise security policies, control frameworks, and regulatory requirements
• Establish reuse-first AI-enabled engineering patterns and governance across software development lifecycle and toolchain practices, ensuring traceability, auditability, resiliency, and security controls
• Collaborate across global technology teams to present architecture recommendations and risk decisions to senior technology leadership, driving alignment and informed decision-making
• Contribute to the development of technical methods and standards in specialized architecture fields, in line with the latest product development methodologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and 10+ years of applied experience, including extensive technology infrastructure and security experience within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise across infrastructure technologies, security technologies, cloud platforms, enterprise networking, data center architecture, virtualization, storage and compute infrastructure, Microsoft Windows and Linux platforms, container platforms (Kubernetes/AWS ECS), and infrastructure as code
• Demonstrated expertise in zero trust architecture, network segmentation, identity and access management, privileged access management, PKI and cryptography, endpoint protection platforms, cloud security controls, security monitoring and detection architecture, and hybrid cloud security models
• Demonstrated experience applying enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within architecture and engineering workflows, with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity
• Ability to evaluate and integrate AI-enabled capabilities into scalable platforms while meeting resiliency, security, and auditability requirements
• Experience leading a product as a product owner or product manager
• Ability to present and effectively communicate architecture recommendations and risk decisions to senior leaders and executives

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, TOGAF, SABSA, or equivalent
• Experience leading enterprise-scale infrastructure modernization initiatives in a globally distributed environment
• Financial services and regulatory compliance experience, including familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, PCI-DSS, and FFIEC guidance
• Experience supporting highly regulated technology environments with complex governance and control requirements
• Knowledge of cloud governance and control frameworks, including AWS and hybrid cloud security models