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As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking Payments Team, 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 needsDefines the technical target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategyParticipates in architecture governance bodiesEvaluates recommendations and provides feedback on new technologiesExecutes 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 problemsDevelops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by othersIdentifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systemsLeads 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 Designs and implements scalable and reliable cloud-based solutions on AWS, utilizing services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS.Integrates DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation, and Configuration Management with Ansible or Chef.Establishes and maintains Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.

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 stabilityAdvanced in one or more programming language(s)Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methodsProficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life CycleAdvanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and SecurityDemonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)Practical cloud-native experience, particularly with AWS services and architecture, including VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systemsAdvanced knowledge of one or more software, applications, and architecture disciplinesAbility to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture