Senior Principal Architect - Core Platform Engineering

hackajob is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

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 JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Banking team, you provide specialized expertise to influence the target state architecture and strategy. You will work across teams to implement and advance the adoption of complex strategic global solutions that give JPMorganChase a competitive advantage.

Job Responsibilities

• Advises cross-functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture and decisions on improvements to current technologies.
• Develops multi-year roadmaps aligned with business and architecture strategy and priorities.
• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Serves as the function's go-to subject matter expert.
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies.
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that improve velocity and quality of output across teams and functions.
• Uses enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to accelerate major-incident triage, troubleshooting, and post-incident analysis, validating outputs and handling operational data according to sensitivity and security requirements.
• Leads reuse-first adoption of AI-assisted reliability workflows across SDLC/toolchain practices (e.g., CI/CD quality checks, test/validation automation, and operational readiness), ensuring traceability/auditability, resiliency, and security controls.
• Demonstrates experience using enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment to improve SRE workflows (e.g., incident investigation support and knowledge capture) with strong validation habits and awareness of data sensitivity.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Expert expertise in one or more programming language(s), e.g., Golang, Java.
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture, application development, and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems in one or more technical disciplines.
• Ability to present and effectively communicate to senior leaders and executives.
• Practical cloud native experience across one or more public cloud providers e.g., AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Ability to evaluate AI-assisted operational recommendations for correctness and risk, define appropriate guardrails for team usage, and ensure outcomes align to resiliency and security expectations.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Prior experience developing and operating large-scale Infrastructure and Platform as a Service, on both control and data planes.
• Deep knowledge of Terraform, Pulumi, Helm charts, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with architecture review boards and governance processes.
• Demonstrated executive and leadership presence, with specific examples of influencing technical direction at scale.
• Experience integrating AI/ML solutions into enterprise platforms, with a focus on reliability and security.
• Strong background in incident management, production support, and on-call operations in cloud environments.
• Relevant certifications in cloud, AI/ML, or architecture domains.

ABOUT US

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs. 

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.