Lead Architect

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As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Community Consumer and Banking Infrastructure and Architecture, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies.

As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical architecture solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of project goals.

Job responsibilities


* Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs


* Defines the technical target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategy


* Participates in architecture governance bodies


* Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback on new technologies


* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems


* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others


* Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems


* Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience


* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


* Advanced in one or more programming language(s)


* Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods


* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle


* Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security


* Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)


* In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems


* Practical cloud native experience


* Advanced knowledge of one or more software, applications, and architecture disciplines


* Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Experience with Banking Branch Applications especially with Teller applications and modernizations of such environments

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