GCP Lead Architect India

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As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Global Customer Platform team in Consumer and Community Banking, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies used across the firm. 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 and product goals.

Job responsibilities

• Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs
• Defines the technical target state of their product and drives achievement of the strategy
• Participates in architecture governance bodies
• Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback on new technologies, patterns and solution approaches
• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems working across multiple product teams
• Support engineering teams on design, creation and review of code with a focus on security, quality, reliability and scalability
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information

• Formal training or certification on system design concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes associated with cloud native applications, micro-services and event driven architecture
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience
• Advanced knowledge of one or more software, applications, and architecture disciplines
• Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture

• Experience with Cockroach database
• Familiarity with AWS platforms and capabilities
• Experience with AI/ML tools to assist in software definition, documentation or governance