Senior Principal Architect - Compute Platform

at  JPMorgan Chase Co

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Compute Platforms group you provide specialized expertise to influence the target state architecture and strategy. Work across teams to implement and advance the adoption of complex strategic global solutions that give JPMorgan Chase a competitive advantage.
The Compute Platforms group is responsible for designing, engineering, and operating the infrastructure-as-a-service that meets JPMorgan’s entire compute needs. This group manages the largest global private cloud offering in the financial industry. The Architecture team plays a critical role in ensuring that these platforms are designed to be efficient, capable, modern, and secure. Their responsibilities span multiple technical disciplines, and their stakeholders and consumers include every Line of Business within the firm.

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrated prior experience influencing across functions and teams to deliver modern architecture
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems across various technical disciplines
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best technology solutions and approaches to achieve the future state architecture
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture principles and best practices, including experience with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience designing and managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Expertise in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) and virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware vSphere, ESXi, and NSX, OpenShift, etc)
• In-depth understanding of networking concepts, including software-defined networking (SDN), virtual private clouds (VPCs), and network security groups.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
• Experience in performance tuning and optimization of compute and storage resources in cloud and virtualized environments.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and configuration management.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools, such as Agile, Scrum, and JIRA

• Advises and leads on strategy and development of multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio
• 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
• Anticipate and plan for future compute demands, including emerging technologies such as AI/ML, quantum computing, and other advanced computing paradigms.
• Maintain a deep and broad understanding of modern technologies and industry trends to ensure the platform remains cutting-edge and competitive.
• Think like a business owner and prioritize customer satisfaction by designing and delivering solutions that delight users and meet their evolving needs.
• Work closely with various stakeholders, including business units and technical teams, to ensure alignment and successful implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by regularly evaluating and enhancing platform capabilities, processes, and methodologies.
• Establishes and leads an architecture governance body
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that improves velocity and quality of output across teams and functions
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Demonstrated prior experience influencing across functions and teams to deliver modern architecture
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems across various technical disciplines
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best technology solutions and approaches to achieve the future state architecture
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture principles and best practices, including experience with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience designing and managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Expertise in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes) and virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware vSphere, ESXi, and NSX, OpenShift, etc)
• In-depth understanding of networking concepts, including software-defined networking (SDN), virtual private clouds (VPCs), and network security groups.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and CloudFormation.
• Experience in performance tuning and optimization of compute and storage resources in cloud and virtualized environments.
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and configuration management.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools, such as Agile, Scrum, and JIRA.