Lead Architect

As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Technology Governance team, you will lead our local team and help us expand our governance remit and support engineers in meeting firm standards and regulatory requirements throughout the lifecycle of applications/IT assets

At JP Morgan Chase, we understand that customers seek exceptional value and a seamless experience from a trusted financial institution. That's why we launched Chase UK to transform digital banking with intuitive and enjoyable customer journeys. With a strong foundation of trust established by millions of customers in the US, we have been rapidly expanding our presence in the UK and soon across Europe. We have been building the bank of the future from the ground up, offering you the chance to join us and make a significant impact.

Job responsibilities:

• Support the lifecycle of assigned applications, ensuring reliability, operational stability, and alignment with firmwide controls.
• Help Application Owners with the technical target state and strategy for applications, collaborating with architecture and engineering teams.
• Identify, assess, and manage technology risks, ensuring compliance with firm standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Support implementation and evaluation of effective controls, proactively monitor control effectiveness, and recommend enhancements.
• Define team objectives, ensuring everyone understands their responsibilities.
• Assign tasks based on team members’ strengths and development needs, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Identify skill gaps, provide training opportunities, and support career development for team members.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability.
• Support efforts to enhance application resiliency, security, and performance through creative problem-solving and technical innovation.
• Provide regular reporting and governance insights to senior management.
• Develop and maintain robust relationships with technologists, data officers, and business partners to facilitate collaboration and progress toward shared goals.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills :

• 5+ years of applied experience in application management, architecture, or related technical roles.
• Experience managing teams, problem-solving and decision-making
• Experience in technology risk management, information security, and familiarity with risk management frameworks and financial industry regulatory requirements.
• Advanced understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), application resiliency, and security.
• Proven record of implementing effective risk mitigation strategies.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Practical cloud native experience and advanced knowledge of cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile, or other technical disciplines.
• Proficiency in automation, continuous delivery (CI/CD), and agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level strategic decision-making and translate technology insights into business strategies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills :

• Experience in AI and prompt engineering is a plus