Lead Architect: Enterprise Architecture

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Jersey City, NJ

1h • $156,750 - $215,000

About The Position

As a Lead Architect at JPMorganChase within Corporate Technology and Corporate Data Analytics, you will define and deliver the target-state architecture for enterprise data interoperability and consumption across modern data platforms and on-premises sources. You will establish secure, reusable integration patterns for vendor data consumption, particularly for artificial intelligence and business intelligence use cases, aligned with cybersecurity, identity and access controls, and architecture governance. You will partner with engineering, security, and governance teams to turn architectural standards into capabilities that scale across multiple lines of business.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification in architecture concepts and at least 5 years of applied experience.
• Eight years of experience in solution architecture, data architecture, or platform architecture, owning end-to-end target-state designs and delivery outcomes.
• Hands-on architecture experience with Databricks and/or Snowflake, including interoperability and integration with enterprise data lake or lakehouse ecosystems.
• Demonstrated expertise designing secure enterprise integrations, including authentication, authorization, encryption, audit logging, and monitoring.
• Proven ability to define reference architectures, reusable patterns, and onboarding standards adopted by engineering teams.
• Experience leading architecture governance processes and influencing decisions across engineering, cybersecurity, identity and access management, governance, and line-of-business stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex technical topics into clear, actionable guidance for senior stakeholders and engineers.
• Experience designing for scalability, resiliency, performance, and cost, including documenting measurable non-functional requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience enabling artificial intelligence, machine learning, and business intelligence consumption at scale, including data serving patterns, semantic layers, or consumption APIs.
• Familiarity with data governance capabilities such as metadata management, lineage, data classification, retention, and auditability.
• Experience building standardized self-service onboarding experiences and reusable components for data consumers.
• Experience with vendor data integration and third-party risk or security considerations in regulated environments.
• Background partnering with platform teams to deliver reusable services that enable cross-domain data sharing with consistent guardrails.

Responsibilities

• Define and continuously evolve an inter-lake interoperability architecture blueprint spanning Databricks, Snowflake, enterprise data lake platforms, and on-premises sources.
• Produce hands-on architecture deliverables, including reference architectures, sequence and flow diagrams, decision records, and non-functional requirements.
• Establish secure and reusable patterns for data movement and access, including batch, streaming, and change data capture where applicable.
• Design vendor data consumption integration patterns for artificial intelligence and business intelligence platforms, focusing on usability, repeatability, and control alignment.
• Specify authentication and authorization models that enforce least privilege, clear access boundaries, and auditable entitlements.
• Define platform onboarding requirements, including security controls, governance readiness, operational support, service-level objectives, and monitoring expectations.
• Lead assessments of new platform and product capabilities for internal and external data consumption applications, documenting trade-offs, risks, and remediation actions.
• Facilitate Architecture Review Board intake, reviews, decisions, and action tracking to closure, maintaining reusable artifacts and outcomes.
• Build and maintain knowledge assets such as playbooks, onboarding guides, templates, decision trees, and frequently asked questions to accelerate adoption.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package, including base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location.
• Eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
• Comprehensive health care coverage.
• On-site health and wellness centers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Backup childcare.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Financial coaching.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed