Senior Lead Architect, Product Architecture

If you are excited about shaping the future of technology and driving significant business impact in financial services, we are looking for people just like you. Join our team and help us develop game-changing, high-quality solutions.

As a Senior Lead Architect at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Operations Technology team, you are an integral part of a group that develops high-quality architecture solutions for software applications and platform products. You will be an Architect Lead supporting the Cash and Check Management product in CCB Operations Technology, with a focus on modernization and supporting a critical bank function that impacts the entire firm. You drive significant business impact and help shape the target state architecture through your expertise in multiple architecture domains.

Job responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design and modernization of critical banking operations within CCB Operations Technology
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions
• Define and drive target state architecture for critical banking functions
• Ensure alignment of technology solutions with business objectives and regulatory requirements
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on best practices and architectural standards
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation and roadmaps
• Support incident resolution and root cause analysis for architecture-related issues
• Partner with stakeholders to prioritize and deliver impactful technology initiatives
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement within the architecture team

• Communicate complex technical concepts to business and technology leaders

   

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Proven experience in designing and implementing enterprise-scale architecture solutions
• Strong knowledge of modernization strategies for legacy systems
• Expertise in cloud technologies and distributed systems
• Experience with banking operations and financial services technology
• Ability to lead and influence technical teams
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements in financial services
• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience with Cash and Check Management systems

   

• Prior experience in architecting solutions for critical bank functions
• Certification in cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with modernization of mainframe and legacy applications
• Demonstrated ability to drive firmwide impact through technology leadership

 

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 expr