JPMorgan Chase
Lead Data Architect – Modern Data Platforms & Integration
$138K–$185K
Chicago, IL · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on data architecture concepts.
About the job
Defines and leads modern data architecture for Commercial Card and B2B Commerce, delivering scalable data platforms and products that support payments, client experiences, analytics, and AI.
What you'll do
- Set the data architecture target state and guide its execution across products and teams.
- Design scalable data platforms and integration patterns, including Data Lake, Data Mesh, Data Federation, and Data Products.
- Set architecture standards and advance spec-driven and agentic engineering practices, including responsible use of AI capabilities.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in data architecture concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Proven experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or Enterprise Data Management in large-scale environments.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, AWS Glue, AWS services, and cloud-native data technologies.
- Experience with distributed data platforms, integration patterns, and data modeling, governance, security, and compliance.
Nice to have
- Experience with Commercial Card, B2B payments, transaction processing, or commercial payments platforms.
- Experience implementing spec-driven development, agentic workflows, or AI-enabled SDLC automation.
Pay
USD 137,750.00-$185,000.00 base salary
Tools
Databricks, Apache Spark, AWS Glue, AWS services, APIs
AI focus
Applies enterprise-authorized AI and agentic capabilities across the engineering lifecycle, with human validation, security, traceability, resiliency, and auditability; supports data capabilities for analytics and AI.
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