Lead Architect - Regional Lead Design Authority - IAM

Job Description
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As a Lead Architect at JPMorgan Chase within the Chief Technology Office team, you will join the Identity & Governance Administration (IGA) department as a Regional Lead Design Authority (LDA). In this role, you will engage in matrix and functional reporting to the IGA Global LDA, offering architecture governance, solution architecture consulting, and control requirement assessment/advice to the IGA product teams based in the Asia Pacific region. You will contribute to the firm's IGA ecosystem, encompassing Identity, Request, Fulfillment, Collections, Reconciliation, Re-Certification, Policy-Promoten Provisioning, and Real-time Policy Decision.
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
• Lead teams in designing IGA products that adhere to the best practices, standards, and architectural patterns of the firm and industry.
• Implement the firm's architecture governance requirements throughout the IGA portfolio.
• Ensure that solutions align with the firm's control and cybersecurity standards.
• Educate the Engineering teams to ensure a comprehensive understanding of IGA's end-to-end design, and identify and address any gaps and dependencies between modules/components.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Architecture concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Engineering and architectural experience in medium to large enterprises.
• Experience in architecture or design authority roles.
• Expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) concepts and related technologies.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols such as SAML, OAuth, and OIDC, as well as management protocols like SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management).
• Collaborate effectively within large teams to achieve organizational objectives, with a passion for fostering an innovative culture.
• Practical experience with UNIX/Linux and Windows environments.
• Responsible for defining standards and conducting architecture reviews for development teams

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency in Sailpoint or a comparable product, along with familiarity with industry-standard IAM solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Cloudfoundry.
• Familiar in data modeling and the design and implementation of both LDAP and relational data schemas.
• Global regulatory and privacy standards relevant to financial services organizations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of CI/CD automation tools, as well as expertise in test automation and test-driven development.

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.