Senior Principal Architect, On-Prem Compute & AI

Archer; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Principal Architect to shape the target state architecture for our on-premises compute ecosystem and guide modernization efforts. You will partner with the Chief Architect to establish standards and governance across multiple technology domains while influencing technology direction.

You will lead architecture governance activities, drive identity and zero-trust security models, and collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Extensive experience leading infrastructure or platform architecture initiatives in large tech organizations at Senior Principal Architect level.
• Deep expertise in on-premises compute infrastructure including bare-metal provisioning and hypervisor tech (VMware, KVM, Hyper-V).
• Experience delivering system design, platform engineering, and operational stability across complex infra environments.
• Production experience designing and operating Kubernetes/OpenShift at scale, with cluster lifecycle management and multi-tenancy.

Responsibilities

• Advise and lead architecture strategy across multiple technology domains in on-prem compute stack.
• Lead reuse-first adoption of enterprise AI capabilities within architecture workflows with governance.
• Translate complex infrastructure concepts into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
• Drive architectural direction for identity, attestation, and zero-trust security models.
• Lead architecture governance across critical applications including design reviews and regulatory alignment.
• Authors and maintains architecture decision records, reference architectures, and design patterns.
• Establish frameworks and IaC standards as reference implementations.
• Align with peer architecture groups and governance bodies to influence outcomes.

Skills

Architecture leadership

On-prem compute

VM lifecycle management

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Zero-trust security

AI governance in architecture

Architecture governance

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Architecture training/certification

Tools

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Infrastructure as code

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Principal Architect to shape the target state architecture for our on-premises compute ecosystem and guide modernization efforts. You will partner with the Chief Architect to establish standards and governance across multiple technology domains while influencing technology direction.

You will lead architecture governance activities, drive identity and zero-trust security models, and collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant