Senior Principal Architect

Job Description
You're a pro who wants to influence the future of technical architecture and our team is looking for people like you.
As a Senior Principal Architect at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking, you provide specialized expertise to influence the target state architecture and strategy. You will be responsible for leading the design and delivery of innovative, scalable, and secure technology solutions that support the firm's strategic objectives. You will provide architectural leadership across multiple domains, ensuring solutions are aligned with enterprise standards and adaptable to evolving business needs.
This role requires strong technical expertise, strategic vision, and the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
Job responsibilities

• Leads the design and implementation of end-to-end technology solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.
• Develops and maintain target business object models and assess impacts of future business architecture on application architectures
• 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.
• Defines system and operational requirements for computing infrastructure, addressing inter-application dependencies and interfaces.
• Drives adoption and implementation of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies.
• Establishes and lead an architecture governance body to ensure best practices, standards, and guidelines are followed.
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that improve velocity and quality of output across teams and functions.
• Mentors and develop junior architects and engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Presents complex technical concepts and architectural strategies to senior leadership and stakeholders in a clear, compelling manner.
• Advises and leads strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, mission-critical systems.
• Deep expertise in cloud architectures and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of security principles and data management.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Demonstrated experience influencing and leading cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with technical governance and establishing best practices.
• Ability to identify and manage architectural risks.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in credit card processing or consumer finance.
• Familiarity with regulatory and risk management in financial services.
• Advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Experience driving organizational change and technology adoption.
• Strong negotiation and consensus-building skills.
• Ability to foster an inclusive and collaborative team environment.
• Experience mentoring and developing technical talent.

About Us
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
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About the Team
Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.