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Senior Principal Architect - Payments Platform

at JPMorgan Chase

📍 Tampa, FL, United States Hybrid Posted March 29, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering, or related field
Category Software Engineering

About this role

JPMorgan Chase seeks a Senior Principal Architect to lead the design and modernization of payments platforms with cloud-native Java applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable, high-performance Java-based cloud-native applications
  • Architect solutions for large data volumes with low latency
  • Create architecture blueprints for distributed systems
  • Lead technical decisions for enterprise-scale Java apps
  • Mentor junior developers

Technical Overview

Hands-on Java with Spring Boot in cloud-native architectures; experience with microservices, event-driven designs, Kafka/RabbitMQ; strong DevOps and CI/CD background.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior principal architect with 10+ years of Java development and cloud-native architecture experience, preferably in payments. Strong leadership, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration are required to deliver enterprise-scale solutions.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field10+ years of Java development experienceHands-on Java with Spring BootService-meshDockerKubernetesExperience with microservicesAPI designcloud platforms (AWSAzureGCP)Experience with event-driven architecturesstreamingand message brokers (KafkaRabbitMQ)DevOps practicesCI/CD pipelinescontainerization (DockerKubernetes)Databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling at scaleAbility to influence stakeholders and lead teams

Nice-to-Have Skills

Master's in computer science or related fieldPayments domain experienceReactive programmingRobust security frameworks and complianceCloud certifications (AWSAzureGCP)Data engineering with SparkFlinkHadoopAgile/Scrum experienceOpen-source contributions

Tools & Platforms

Spring BootDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaRabbitMQ

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree10+ years Java developmentJavaSpring BootKubernetesDockermicroservicesAPI designcloud platforms (AWSAzureGCP)KafkaRabbitMQCI/CDSQLNoSQL

Hard Skills

JavaSpring BootKubernetesDockerCloud platforms (AWSAzureGCP)MicroservicesAPI designKafkaRabbitMQCI/CDSQLNoSQL

Soft Skills

collaborationmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detail

Certifications

Preferred

AWS CertificationAzure CertificationGoogle Cloud Platform Certification

Industry & Role

Industry Banking
Job Function Senior Principal Architect leading payments platform modernization
Role Subtype Solutions Architect
Tech Domains Java, Kubernetes, Docker, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Principal ArchitectPayments PlatformJavaSpring BootCloud-nativeKubernetesDockerMicroservicesAPI designAWSAzureGCPKafkaRabbitMQCI/CDDevOpsData modelingSQLNoSQLPlatform architecturepayments domainCloud platformsAPIs

Deal Breakers

Less than 10 years of Java or cloud-native experience, Lack of hands-on Java/Spring Boot experience, No experience with Kafka/RabbitMQ

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