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We are a global team of Applied Architects (New Jersey, Glasgow, London) who drive architecture and engineering efforts in Infrastructure Platforms (IP). IP is the centralized enterprise technology provider to all Lines of Businesses in JP Morgan Chase; think of multiple banks within a bank.

Within IP our team is part of the Compute Platforms (CP) group. CP is responsible for the core technology platforms Infrastructure As a Service(IaaS) and associated Compute, Network and Storage Services for both public and private clouds. Our team is called CP Applied Architecture and we take the "applied" part seriously - we don't just draw diagrams and write documents, we are intimately involved with delivering the systems we touch.

Job responsibilities

• Taking initiative, ownership to identify, collaborate and solve problems including documentation of problem statement and clear requirements.
• Bring a customer-centric approach to problem solving to come up with innovative, practical solutions and designing fit for purpose solutions.
• Delivery of Strategic Architecture Design and work with all the stakeholders to get buy-in and engagement on the architecture strategy and adoption.
• Be an individual contributor and able to influence stakeholders, form virtual teams where necessary to drive solutions.
• Partner with the GTI wide architectural community to drive best practices and alignment and represent interests and positions of the Compute, Networking and Storage (CNS) team in the GTI,
• Leads and guide the design, development of reusable components.
• Drive strategic long-term improvement plans that take into account the critical, underlying and less apparent relationships between multiple complex business, technology and systems platforms.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Architecture and design in Cloud Technologies, Automation, Operating Systems (Linux)
• Significant, demonstrable hands-on experience designing simplified enterprise infrastructure architecture for very large organizations.
• Expert in making Architecture goals consumable through iteratively delivery across all levels of the organization.
• Experience working in a globally distributed, flat structure team where taking the initiative is the norm.
• Experience at working both autonomously and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Communicator at all levels of the organization, both verbal and written.
• Ability to educate and uplift junior technologists to make stronger architectural decisions.
• Experience working in a development or architecture function in highly regulated industries.
• Proficient knowledge on at least few of the below technologies: Cloud, Automation frameworks, Operating Systems, Security (Identity and Access Management), Web & Application Servers (Apache / IIS / Tomcat), Database (SQL / NoSQL), Messaging (Kafka / Kinesis / MQ), Monitoring (Prometheus, OEM, Open Metrics), Networking (TCP/IP, Software Defined Network)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in one of more modern programming languages.
• Experience in understanding Foundational Risk and Regulatory Controls for financial institutions.
• Hands-on experience in developing and implementing applications or designs across multiple products/services.
• Demonstrated examples of influencing & challenging the status quo and solving problems.
• Ability to forge strong relationships and build a SME network across extended teams.
• Strong decision-making skills and ability to manage multiple inter dependent programs with virtual teams.