Sr Lead Architect, Credit Risk Technology

Step into the role of a Senior Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase and become a driving force behind the development and adoption of cutting‑edge, cloud‑based technologies.

As a Senior Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Wholesale Credit Risk Technology team, you provide expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms based on modern cloud‑based technologies, as well as support the adoption of strategic global solutions. Leverage your advanced architecture capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best‑in‑class outcomes.

In this role, you will advise and lead on strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies across the Client Management product line within Wholesale Credit Risk and establish/lead an architecture governance body for the product line. You will also summarize architectural milestones and progress for executive communication to enable decision making.

• Advises cross‑functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture and decisions on improvements to current technologies
• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design
• Serves as the function’s go‑to subject matter expert
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that improves velocity and quality of output across teams and functions
• Documents detailed architectural guidelines, principles & implementation strategies in the form of white paper documents that the various scrum teams can align with and implement
• Translates highly complex technical issues, trends, and approaches to leadership to drive the firm’s innovation and enable leaders to make strategic, well‑informed decisions about target state architecture
• Drives adoption and implementation of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
• Drives adoption and implementation of data architecture specifications in technology solutions
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with other architects, technical leads, software engineers and Product Owner partners
• Aligns with the Engineering Teams, with joint accountability for delivery through strong partnership and collaboration
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

• Formal training or certification in software architecture concepts with 5+ years of applied experience in architectural design
• Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expertise in one or more programming language(s), including Java or Python
• Demonstrated prior experience influencing across functions and teams to deliver modern architecture
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best technology solutions and approaches to achieve the future state architecture
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems across various technical disciplines
• Practical cloud native experience
• Ability to present and effectively communicate to Senior Leaders and Executives

• Experience with Risk or Finance functional domain