Senior Principal Data Architect

Salary: $61,000 - 101,000 per year Requirements:

• We seek 10+ years of applied experience, along with formal training or certification in architecture concepts.
• We need practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• We require expertise in one or more architecture disciplines.
• We look for a proven ability to influence across functions and teams to deliver modern architecture.
• We value experience applying specialized knowledge and new methods to solve complex architecture challenges across varied technical areas.
• We require extensive hands-on cloud-native experience.
• We need the ability to assess current and emerging technologies and recommend the best solutions to achieve the target-state architecture.
• We seek deep expertise in data management architecture, including database technologies such as relational, NoSQL, and graph, as well as ETL tools and processes, data pipelines, data warehouses, data lakes, data analytics, data mining tools, and data governance.
• We need a strong understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud operating models.
• We require demonstrated experience leading the safe use of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities in architecture workflows, including validation practices and awareness of data sensitivity.
• Preferred: advanced certifications in cloud, enterprise architecture, ITSM, SRE, or security disciplines.
• Preferred: expertise in operational automation, event intelligence, and self-healing workflows integrated with ticketing and incident processes.
• Preferred: experience with enterprise CMDB and asset intelligence programs that improve control compliance and cost transparency.
• Preferred: familiarity with financial-services regulatory and control frameworks for operational resilience and auditability.

• We advise and lead on architecture strategy across multiple products, applications, and technologies within a portfolio.
• We translate highly complex technical issues, trends, and approaches for leadership to support innovation and informed target-state decisions.
• We drive the adoption and implementation of technical methods in specialized areas aligned with the latest product development practices.
• We establish and lead an architecture governance body.
• We create durable, reusable software frameworks that improve speed and quality across teams and functions.
• We partner across domains to reduce tooling duplication, clarify ownership, and maintain authoritative technology status and lifecycle governance.
• We improve decision traceability, cost-performance outcomes, and review-board effectiveness through standards, metrics, and architectural guardrails.
• We evaluate emerging capabilities for enterprise fit and readiness for adoption.
• We lead reuse-first adoption of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities to accelerate architecture analysis, option evaluation, and delivery of strategic global solutions, with human-in-the-loop validation and appropriate handling of sensitive data.
• We establish portfolio-level guardrails for AI-assisted and agentic workflows used in architecture and engineering governance, including traceability, auditability, and control expectations aligned with resiliency and security standards.
• We champion our culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

• AI
• Architect
• Cloud
• CMDB
• ETL
• Support
• ITSM
• Marketing
• NoSQL
• Security

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We are partnering with hackajob and J.P. Morgan on this Senior Principal Architect opportunity within Global Technology Enterprise Architecture. We are one of the worlds oldest financial institutions, providing innovative financial solutions to consumers, small businesses, and major corporate, institutional, and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our business spans more than 200 years, and 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, with base pay tied to role, experience, skills, and location, and eligible roles may also include incentive compensation. Our benefits can 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. We place a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion, and our Corporate Functions team supports areas such as finance, risk, human resources, and marketing to help set our businesses, clients, customers, and employees up for success.

last updated 36 week of 2026