Architect III - Markets FinOps Practitioner

Job Description
Seize the opportunity to join JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Corporate & Investment Bank Markets team as a strategic FinOps engineer. This role offers the chance to optimize cloud expenditure, implement financial management best practices, and promote financial accountability. You'll collaborate with senior leadership and various teams to align cloud financial strategies with business goals, analyze infrastructure spend, and manage FinOps applications. Your expertise in cost-efficient application design and understanding of technology infrastructure will be crucial. Experience with FinOps frameworks and cloud certifications are preferred.
As an Associate of FinOps at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate & Investment Bank Markets, you will be responsible for optimizing cloud spend, implementing best practices in cloud financial management, and promoting financial accountability across the organization. You will collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to align cloud financial strategies with business objectives. This role provides an opportunity to lead a talented team of professionals and make a significant impact on our cloud financial strategy. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development.
Job Responsibilities:

• Analyze infrastructure spend and budget trends to identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure spending aligns with organizational goals.
• Review application architecture and design to pinpoint and implement cost-efficient design patterns and strategies, and make informed product recommendations.
• Collaborate with application owners to develop and execute optimization plans, ensuring measurable financial gains are tracked and reported.
• Provide clear and timely communication of project status, progress, and outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct detailed analysis to identify potential areas for further cost reduction and develop actionable plans to achieve these savings.
• Oversee the management and maintenance of code for existing FinOps applications, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Innovate and develop new features and capabilities based on user requirements to enhance FinOps applications and drive efficiency.

Required Skills:

• Formal training or certification on complex problem analysis and business requirement understanding concepts and proficient applied experience
• Ability to analyze complex problems and business requirements, recommending innovative solutions.
• Expertise in identifying and designing cost-efficient application patterns by understanding and applying principles of good architecture.
• Solid understanding of technology infrastructure (cloud and on-premise) and cost management.
• Sound understanding of Cloud products, pricing, and FinOps methodologies.
• Hands-on attitude with a focus on objectives and results.
• Reliable, assertive, and independent working attitude.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience with FinOps frameworks and certifications (e.g., FinOps Certified Practitioner).
• Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert).

Why Join Us:
At JPMorgan Chase & Co., we are committed to fostering an inclusive and innovative work environment. As a Vice President of FinOps, you will have the opportunity to lead a talented team of professionals and make a significant impact on our cloud financial strategy. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development.
About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.