Principal Architect - SAP (Director)

Step into the role of a Principal Architect at JPMorgan Chase and become a driving force behind the development and adoption of cutting-edge, cloud-based technologies.

As a Principal Architect - SAP at JPMorgan Chase within the General Ledger Finance Unit, you provide expertise to enhance and develop architecture platforms based on modern cloud-based technologies, as well as support the adoption of strategic global solutions. Leverage your advanced architecture capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes. As a senior technology leader you will own and drive the platform evolution forward within the SAP and Reporting Technology org. This is a critical function for the firm and the foundational application across Finance.

Job responsibilities

• Advises cross-functional teams on technology selection to achieve target state architecture and decisions on improvements to current technologies
• Develops multi-year roadmaps aligned with business and architecture strategy and priorities
• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Serves as the function’s go-to subject matter expert
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that improves velocity and quality of output across teams and functions
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Command of architecture, design and business processes
• Experience deploying SAP on the Cloud / SAP Rise
• Defining a robust automation framework to meet demands of automated testing and process automation
• Designing robust datamodels that is capable of scaling to higher use and volumes, taking advantage of advancements in S4 Hana In-memory technology
• Expertise in SAP BW and Reporting experience including application, data and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Ability to present and effectively communicate to Senior Leaders and Executives
• Keen understanding of financial control and budget management
• Expertise in working in in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals, and passionate about building an innovative culture

• Practical cloud native experience 
• Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
• Experienced in modern programming languages