Senior Lead Architect & VP: Cloud, AI & Governance

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Lead Architect to drive high-impact architectural solutions across cloud-native environments and AI/ML initiatives. You will guide cross-functional teams, govern architecture reviews, and align technology delivery with business goals.

The role requires hands-on design, secure code development, and strong SDLC expertise, with a focus on resiliency and automation across complex financial systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Application and/or Solution Architect.
• Hands-on experience delivering end-to-end system design, application development, testing, and production operations/operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, with strong hands-on engineering capability.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, applications, and technical processes across one or more architecture/engineering disciplines.
• Proficient across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including quality and release practices.
• Proficiency with automation, continuous delivery, and agile practices including CI/CD.
• Strong focus and working knowledge of application resiliency and security principles.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one technical domain (e.g., cloud-native, AI/ML, mobile, etc.), including practical cloud-native experience.
• Ability to independently solve complex design and functionality problems with minimal oversight.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and associated IT systems, with a commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful team culture.
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Responsibilities

• Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to align on current and future needs and propose technical approaches.
• Defines the technical target state for the product and drives execution of the strategy.
• Participates in architecture governance bodies and drives architecture alignment and reviews.
• Evaluates emerging and leading-edge technologies and influences adoption decisions across peers and stakeholders.
• Designs, develops, and troubleshoots creative software solutions to solve complex technical problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and performs code reviews and debugging for code written by others.
• Identifies and implements automation to eliminate recurring issues, reduce remediation effort, and improve operational stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors/startups and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and fit within existing systems.
• Drives decisions that shape product design, application functionality, and technical operations/processes.
• Defines agentic AI architecture Guidelines and partners with Data Science/MLOps to establish model governance guardrails (versioning, drift detection, responsible AI compliance) while fostering an inclusive team culture.]
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Skills

Architectural design

Cloud-native

AI/ML

CI/CD

Security concepts

SDLC

Automation

Problem solving

Leadership

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Security tooling

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, OH seeks a Senior Lead Architect to drive high-impact architectural solutions across cloud-native environments and AI/ML initiatives. You will guide cross-functional teams, govern architecture reviews, and align technology delivery with business goals.

The role requires hands-on design, secure code development, and strong SDLC expertise, with a focus on resiliency and automation across complex financial systems.