Senior Principal Architect, Payments Platform (Cloud-Native)

Testing Site - JPMC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Principal Architect for the Payments Platform within Corporate and Investment Bank Technology. You will spearhead the transformation and modernization of payments platforms, collaborating with technologists and business leaders to create Target State Architectures that meet today’s needs and anticipate tomorrow’s requirements.

You will help with budgeting, hiring, mentoring, and setting team priorities, while fostering a client-centric environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of Java development experience with cloud-native design.
• Strong hands-on coding in Java with Spring Boot, service-mesh, Docker, Kubernetes and distributed systems experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders.
• Expert-level knowledge of microservices architecture, API design, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Proficiency with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization; strong database and data modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance Java-based cloud-native applications.
• Architect solutions for processing large data volumes with low latency and high throughput.
• Create technical specifications and detailed architecture blueprints for distributed systems.
• Lead technical decisions for enterprise-scale Java applications.
• Establish coding standards, best practices, and development methodologies.
• Mentor junior developers and cross-functional teams; stay current with emerging tech.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies, and translate business requirements into solutions.
• Perform code reviews and ensure quality of deliverables.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues in distributed environments.

Skills

Java development

Cloud-native design

Microservices architecture

API design

DevOps

CI/CD

Stakeholder influence

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering

Master’s in computer science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

Service-mesh

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Principal Architect for the Payments Platform within Corporate and Investment Bank Technology. You will spearhead the transformation and modernization of payments platforms, collaborating with technologists and business leaders to create Target State Architectures that meet today’s needs and anticipate tomorrow’s requirements.

You will help with budgeting, hiring, mentoring, and setting team priorities, while fostering a client-centric environment.