Senior Lead Architect, Vice President

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase in the Fraud, Risk, Third Party Services team within Corporate Technology, you design and guide the architecture for real-time and batch credit risk solutions. You work closely with 8 applications and 12 scrum teams focused on external data provisioning, metadata engineering, and secure analysis of sensitive data. Together, we foster a collaborative and innovative environment where your ideas and leadership help us deliver impactful solutions for our business and community.

This is your opportunity to drive innovation and deliver impactful architectural strategies that support critical business functions. You will collaborate with talented professionals, influence technology direction, and play a key part in managing sensitive data and external partnerships. Join us to make a meaningful difference in how we protect and empower our organization. If you are passionate about leading complex initiatives and advancing credit risk analytics, we invite you to bring your expertise to our dynamic team.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategically lead the design and delivery of current state, target state, and initiative-based architectures for Risk Third Party Services.
• Proactively collaborate with technology teams to design and socialize solutions that source and leverage external credit risk data.
• Actively participate in architecture governance and tollgate processes to support regulatory and firm-wide guidance.
• Expertly provide subject matter expertise to cross-functional forums, panels, and senior management.
• Accurately work with application development teams to estimate cost and feasibility of proposed solutions.
• Consistently stay informed about industry trends and leverage new techniques to enhance credit risk decisioning.
• Critically challenge designs during concept and review phases to drive re-use, efficiency, cost optimization, security, resiliency, and stability.
• Effectively communicate architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Thoughtfully mentor and guide team members and development resources.
• Clearly bring clarity to complex environments and ambiguous situations.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience in application technology, middleware, object-oriented technologies, database, and internet technologies.
• Proven design experience with data lakes, batch and event processing, and real-time micro-services.
• Expert-level analytical skills in architecture methods and design concepts such as C4 and UML.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence decision-making in a federated, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for effective interaction across all levels.
• Proven ability to mentor and lead team members and development resources.
• Strong business and product knowledge related to consumer credit risk platforms and industry data vendors.
• Skilled at bringing clarity to complex and ambiguous situations.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, up to 25%.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• AWS Certification
• Experience with DataBricks
• Advanced understanding of external data vendors in the credit risk industry
• Familiarity with Metadata Engineering and sensitive data analysis
• Experience supporting multiple scrum teams and applications
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for credit risk solutions
• Strong interest in driving innovation in credit risk data analytics.

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ABOUT US
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today 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 including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits 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. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process. 

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

ABOUT THE TEAM
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.