Sr Principal Architect- Network Product Line
JPMorganChase
Product, IT
Jersey City, NJ, USA
You’re a senior architecture professional who wants to influence the future of global network connectivity in a large-scale enterprise.
As a Senior Principal Architect at JPMorganChase within Network Services, you will provide specialized expertise to influence target state architecture and strategy for the firm’s foundational connectivity layer, Network Connectivity Services. You will work across Network Services domains (backbone/transport, data center, edge, campus, reliability engineering, and common tooling) to drive architectures that improve resiliency, predictability, and cost effectiveness of global connectivity.
Job responsibilities
- Advise and lead architecture strategy for Network Connectivity Services across a global portfolio, including connectivity resiliency, circuit diversity, and optical transport lifecycle
- Define and maintain reference architectures, standards, and patterns for transport connectivity (physical diversity principles, redundancy models, turn-up and lifecycle patterns, and resiliency validation approaches)
- Partner with backbone/transport engineering and other network domains to ensure underlay decisions integrate cleanly with overlay/backbone designs and cross-domain initiatives
- Drive architectural governance for the domain through design reviews and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), ensuring decisions are traceable, reusable, and aligned to target state
- Translate complex technical trade-offs (latency, diversity, capacity, cost, operational risk) into clear options and recommendations for senior leaders and stakeholders
- Lead or support evaluation of current and emerging transport technologies and vendors (line systems, coherent optics, monitoring/telemetry approaches), including proof-of-concept work where appropriate
- Establish or improve the architectural approach to carrier/provider connectivity services, including service design principles, SLAs/SLOs, and operational guardrails (in partnership with service owners)
- Architect the planning data foundations for connectivity services (inventory and topology models, circuit attribution, resiliency metrics) and collaborate with common tooling/data initiatives to operationalize them
- Embed security, risk, and control requirements into connectivity and transport architectures, supporting auditability and operational excellence
- Mentor and influence engineers and architects, building shared patterns and raising the level of architecture discipline across the organization
- Formal training or certification on engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience in network/transport engineering, architecture, or adjacent infrastructure domains
- Demonstrated expertise in large-scale WAN/transport connectivity, carrier circuit services, and resiliency engineering (diversity, failover design, fault domain containment)
- Strong practical knowledge of optical transport concepts and architectures (e.g., DWDM/OTN fundamentals, capacity planning considerations, lifecycle and upgrade strategies)
- Proven experience influencing across functions and teams to drive modern architecture outcomes and achieve alignment without direct authority
- Experience applying new methods to solve complex architecture problems across multiple technical disciplines (network operations, automation, data/inventory, security, and governance)
- Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions and approaches to achieve future state architecture
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical risk and trade-offs to non-specialist stakeholders
- Experience with connectivity inventory, topology data modeling, and integrating planning data into automation/observability platforms
- Practical experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code approaches applied to network domains (e.g., declarative configuration, workflow automation, validation)
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
Our Global Technology Infrastructure group is a team of innovators who love technology as much as you do. Together, you’ll use a disciplined, innovative and a business focused approach to develop a wide variety of high-quality products and solutions. You’ll work in a stable, resilient and secure operating environment where you—and the products you deliver—will thrive.
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Provide specialized expertise across teams to influence the target state architecture and global architecture solutions