Senior Principal Architect - Enterprise Architecture

Job description

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 Principal Architect at JPMorganChase within Enterprise Technology(Enterprise Architecture), you will help set and advance the firm's technology strategy and target state across several domains. You will work across teams to shape direction, drive adoption of standards, and enable scalable, secure, and AI-enabled solutions firmwide. You will help define and evolve architecture capabilities, build alignment among business and technology teams, and ensure target state solutions support firm priorities and deliver enterprise-wide impact.

Job responsibilities

Support executive decision-making by framing options, articulating trade-offs, and enabling firmwide prioritization aligned to business outcomes

Lead and contribute to architecture governance forums, guiding decisions and ensuring consistency at enterprise scale through clear communication and collaborative engagement

Define enterprise architecture strategies, reference architectures, target states, and roadmaps aligned to firmwide priorities

Leverage enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate architecture analysis and decisioning, with strong validation habits and appropriate handling of sensitive data

Guide evaluation of current and emerging technologies using established standards and frameworks, influencing peers and decision-makers to adopt leading-edge solutions where appropriate

Establish reuse-first, AI-enabled architecture patterns and governance across practices, ensuring traceability, auditability, resiliency, and architectural integrity

Define adoptable standards, architecture patterns, and paved paths, using metrics to drive adoption and reuse across the enterprise

Drive alignment across architecture disciplines, partnering with engineering and product organizations to identify opportunities for simplification, modernization, and optimization

Advise executives on architecture strategy and direction, translating complex technical concepts into clear, business-relevant narratives for senior and non-technical audiences

Serve as a subject matter expert and active contributor to the architecture community, advocating for firmwide standards and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Build trusted relationships across business and technology teams, acting as a connector and collaborator who brings people together around shared goals and outcomes

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and 10+ years applied experience

Demonstrated experience defining and driving architecture strategies across multiple domains in large, complex organizations

Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages and deep expertise in enterprise architecture, applications, and technical processes within one or more disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile)

Proven ability to apply enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within architecture and engineering workflows, with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity

Ability to evaluate and integrate AI-enabled capabilities into enterprise-grade architectures while meeting resiliency, security, and auditability requirements

Proven experience guiding enterprise technology adoption, including target states, patterns, paved paths, and scalable integration

Demonstrated depth in a core technical domain (e.g., cloud, application, data/AI, or platform architectures) combined with enterprise-level breadth

Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex technical subjects for senior and non-technical audiences

Proven ability to influence business and technology leaders, build consensus, and drive change across engineering and product organizations without direct authority

Experience developing implementable standards and paved paths with measurable adoption outcomes, embedding risk, control, compliance, and resilience considerations into architecture practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience with formal architecture governance frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or equivalent)

Exposure to modern paradigms including cloud, AI/data, distributed systems, and platform-based architectures

Familiarity with engineering practices and software development methodologies (e.g., CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability)

Relevant industry certifications (e.g., TOGAF, cloud provider certifications, ITIL, CISSP, or equivalent)

Track record of driving enterprise-wide initiatives that improve consistency, reuse, and operational efficiency

Experience working in regulated environments, with awareness of operational resilience, third-party risk, and concentration risk considerations

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. Senior Principal Architect , Enterprise Architecture: drive firmwide tech strategy, standards, and secure scalable AI-enabled target state.

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Worksite address

jersey city, NJ, 07390, US

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