Architect III

Job Description

You are ready to revolutionize your career and the world of technology with an iconic company. Now is the time to take the reins on this exciting opportunity.

As an Architect III at JPMorganChase within the Employee Platforms, you serve as a seasoned member of a team by incorporating leading best practices and collaborating with other architects to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications and platforms. You are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes architecture solutions and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down problems
• Applies enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate architecture analysis and design (e.g., option evaluation, trade-offs, and documentation), validating outputs and handling data according to sensitivity and security requirements. 
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, evaluates design recommendations, and is accountable for ensuring that design constraints are met by software code development
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Represents a product in architectural governance bodies
• Leads the product team in evaluating new technologies using existing standards and frameworks, and develops recommendations to influence progress to modern architecture
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Drives reuse-first adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-enabled patterns and guardrails within the work environment across the product’s SDLC and engineering governance (e.g., design reviews, CI/CD quality gates, testing, and operational readiness), ensuring traceability and human-in-the-loop validation. 
• Contributes to architecture communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on architecture concepts and 3+ years applied experience 
• Strong knowledge of one or more software applications and architecture development within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Working knowledge of applying enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to software engineering workflows (e.g., requirements interpretation, design support, code/test assistance) with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity. 
• Ability to evaluate and integrate AI-enabled features and architectural patterns (e.g., model/service integration, retrieval patterns, monitoring considerations) while maintaining security, resiliency, and auditability expectations. 
• Ability to evaluate current technologies to recommend ways to optimize architecture
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle, including agile practices such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security 

About Us

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

About the Team

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.