Principal Cloud Architect - Identity, Data & Governance

JPMorganChase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Principal Architect to lead data and API architecture for cloud-based platforms. You will define canonical models, govern identity and access, and collaborate with platform, engineering, and development teams to deliver secure, scalable workloads on IaaS and hypervisors.

The role emphasizes modeling, design, and compliance in a large, regulated financial environment, mentoring engineers and driving governance patterns across teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise identity management and directory services.
• Expertise in RBAC/ABAC, policy evaluation and least privilege.
• Strong data modeling skills for governance datasets (CMDB, catalogs, attributes).

Responsibilities

• Define canonical data models for identity, ownership, and permissions across resources.
• Design APIs and service contracts for entitlements and workload onboarding to IaaS and hypervisors.
• Embed regulatory, risk, and control requirements into architecture with audit-ready evidence.

Skills

Identity management

RBAC/ABAC

Data modeling

API design REST/gRPC

IaaS/hypervisor

Regulatory compliance

Job description

JPMorganChase seeks a Principal Architect to lead data and API architecture for cloud-based platforms. You will define canonical models, govern identity and access, and collaborate with platform, engineering, and development teams to deliver secure, scalable workloads on IaaS and hypervisors.

The role emphasizes modeling, design, and compliance in a large, regulated financial environment, mentoring engineers and driving governance patterns across teams.