Sr Director of Infrastructure Architecture

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Acting as a bridge between the business and technical domains, you enjoy taking charge of diverse subject matter to create groundbreaking infrastructure technologies. Your pioneering spirit and drive for continuous improvement positions the firm to shape the future of the industry.

As a Senior Director of Infrastructure Architecture at JPMorganChase within Infrastructure Platforms - Data & Specialty Services (DSS) , you lead across multiple areas while bridging the gap between business and technical domains to ensure the execution of complex initiatives. You drive the target architecture for DSS across infrastructure technology domains, data and integration platforms, observability, resiliency, automation, and AI-enabled operations - ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, scalable, and well-governed through practical standards, reusable patterns, and measurable adoption.

Job responsibilities

• Owns and evolves the DSS target-state architecture, including domain boundaries, reference architectures, integration patterns, operating models, and technical roadmaps
• Sets architectural direction across infrastructure domains including Compute, Network, Storage, Mainframe, Large Midrange, distributed platforms, workload hosting, automation, observability, resiliency patterns, and operational control planes
• Partners with DSS leadership, platform engineering, product management, and data architecture teams to translate business and technology capabilities into reusable platforms, APIs, datasets, data products, and architectural patterns with clear lifecycle management
• Defines and enforces architecture standards and reusable patterns, including decision records, integration practices, service-level expectations, technology guardrails, naming conventions, and documentation expectations
• Leads architecture design reviews; produces roadmaps; manages exceptions and waivers; and makes trade-offs across speed, cost, risk, resiliency, maintainability, and long-term strategic alignment
• Embeds governance-by-design into delivery including ownership/RACI, controls traceability, access patterns, retention, lineage, operational readiness, resiliency, and auditability
• Establishes measurable practices for architecture quality, reliability, resiliency, cost transparency, data quality/reconciliation, monitoring, and observability; ensures issues are triaged, root-caused, and prevented through architectural controls
• Embeds AI readiness into DSS architecture through trusted data foundations, high-quality telemetry, responsible automation, model-safe integration patterns, and governance controls for emerging AI capabilities
• Engages senior business and technology stakeholders across DSS, Infrastructure Platforms, Enterprise Architecture, risk, controls, information security, and product line teams to align priorities, communicate architecture strategy, and drive adoption
• Provides hands-on delivery enablement for architects, senior engineers, and squads through reference designs, templates, best practices, and coaching to ensure solutions meet architectural intent
• Champions the firm's culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect for team members and prioritizes diverse representation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 10+ years of senior-level infrastructure architecture leadership experience in complex, regulated environments
• Extensive senior-level infrastructure architecture leadership experience in complex, regulated environments, with demonstrated ownership of architecture strategy, standards, execution, governance, and adoption across multiple platforms and domains
• Deep expertise across infrastructure architecture domains including Compute, Network, Storage, Mainframe, Large Midrange, distributed platforms, workload hosting, automation, observability, resiliency, and operational control planes
• Experience modernizing complex technology estates, including legacy coexistence, migration, decommissioning, platform rationalization, technical debt reduction, and operational risk reduction
• Strong architecture operating model experience (design reviews, reference architectures, architecture decision records, exception/waiver governance, reusable patterns) that scales across multiple squads
• Strong understanding of data/integration architecture concepts (data domains, canonical models, data contracts, metadata/lineage, data quality, governance-by-design, analytical consumption patterns) and ability to partner effectively with data architecture teams
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, resolve cross-team dependencies, communicate complex technical strategy clearly, and drive consistent adoption across matrixed organizations
• Strong risk and control mindset, including information security, cyber resiliency, disaster recovery, auditability, records retention, data residency, least privilege, and operational readiness expectations

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience leading architecture for mission-critical, high-availability infrastructure platforms supporting payments, enterprise data platforms, trading, specialty services, or similar critical capabilities
• Experience with platform engineering, hybrid infrastructure, internal developer platforms, service catalogs, self-service operating models, and enterprise-scale automation
• Experience using telemetry/operational data and AI/ML techniques to improve resiliency, anomaly detection, incident prevention, capacity management, and cost optimization
• Familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation patterns, model observability, AI governance, responsible AI controls, and practical enterprise use cases for AI-assisted engineering and operations
• Experience working at the code level

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 Global Technology Infrastructure group is a team of innovators who love technology as much as you do. Together, you'll use a disciplined, innovative and a business focused approach to develop a wide variety of high-quality products and solutions. You'll work in a stable, resilient and secure operating environment where you - and the products you deliver - will thrive.

High Risk Roles (HRR) are sensitive roles within the technology organization that require high assurance of the integrity of staff by virtue of 1) sensitive cybersecurity and technology functions they perform within systems or 2) information they receive regarding sensitive cybersecurity or technology matters. Users in these roles are subject to enhanced pre-hire screening which includes both criminal and credit background checks (as allowed by law). The enhanced screening will need to be successfully completed prior to commencing employment or assignment.