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As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Asset Management Technology organization. You’ll drive solutions across multiple business functions with a focus on business processes, sound systems & data design, and domain expertise in trading, investments, and/or markets. 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

• Partners with business and engineering to shape pragmatic technical approaches
• Defines target architecture and roadmaps; contribute to architecture governance
• Evaluates emerging technologies and guide adoption
• Improves reliability through automation and elimination of recurring issues
• Leads vendor and internal design evaluations to ensure fit and quality
• Leads front‑to‑back process re‑engineering to simplify, automate, and strengthen controls; set clear KPIs and outcomes
• Sets practical data design for applications and integrations (data models and contracts); promote data quality and usability
• Designs integrations for trade, portfolio, and market data flows
• Applies domain knowledge across order/execution lifecycles, portfolio management, risk, performance, and regulatory needs

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and probe deeply
• Hands‑on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operations
• Advanced in one or more programming languages; AWS cloud experience
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery; strong SDLC and agile practices
• Advanced understanding of CI/CD, resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated proficiency in a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, AI/ML, mobile)
• In‑depth knowledge of financial services and enterprise IT
• Ability to assess current and emerging technologies to recommend future‑state solutions
• Proven experience leading process re‑engineering or continuous improvement with measurable outcomes
• Strong data design fundamentals (models, APIs, events) and data quality awareness
• Practical knowledge of trading, investments, and markets across asset classes and the trade lifecycle
  Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills- Understanding of Asset Management business and sub-capabilities
• Ability to independently conduct meetings with senior stakeholders
• Experience with OMS/EMS, portfolio, performance, risk, and/or compliance systems
• Experience defining target operating models and success metrics