Senior Lead Architect, Commercial Card Payments Technology

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$147,250–$225,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $186k
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This role pays less than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $179,537–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $186k versus about $208k for comparable roles.

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About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

JPMorgan Chase currently has 436 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Lead Architect, Commercial Card Payments Technology

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The Senior Lead Architect role at JPMorgan Chase within the Payments Technology – Commercial Card team involves leading the development of high-quality architecture solutions for modern, scalable payment platforms. This position requires hands-on involvement in defining and implementing critical Commercial Card capabilities while providing technical guidance to engineering teams and vendors. Key responsibilities include evaluating emerging technologies, particularly AI-assisted tools, and influencing product design decisions to ensure scalability and resiliency. The ideal candidate should have strong experience with cloud-native solutions, proficiency in programming languages such as Java or Python, and a deep understanding of software architecture and distributed systems. Additionally, familiarity with card processing ecosystems and platform modernization initiatives is essential for this role, which aims to drive significant business impact through innovative technology solutions.

Skills

AI Python Cloud Docker Kubernetes Terraform CI/CD PostgreSQL APIs Microservices Event-driven architectures Multi-AZ Multi-region Resiliency patterns Scalability patterns Tokenization Card networks Fraud prevention Risk solutions Ledger concepts Reconciliation Data consistency Legacy transformation Cloud migration API enablement

What you'll do

  • Guide evaluation of existing and emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development tools.
  • Design secure, high-quality production code with reference implementations for critical capabilities.
  • Influence product design decisions focusing on scalability, resiliency, and intelligent automation.
  • Advocate firm-approved frameworks, tools, and continuous improvement within the engineering community.
  • Promote modern, fit-for-purpose technologies and delivery models to peers and stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • Extensive experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Advanced proficiency in programming languages, platforms, or architectural styles, with a focus on cloud-native solutions.
  • Expertise in evaluating current and emerging technologies, including AI-assisted tools, to recommend aligned architecture goals.
  • Strong hands-on skills in designing secure, high-quality production code and reference implementations for scalable systems.
  • Recognized subject-matter expertise within defined domain areas such as cloud, distributed systems, data, or AI/ML architectures.
  • Experience with API-led and event-driven architectures, including microservices and asynchronous messaging patterns.

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