Principal Architect, Enterprise Architecture
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SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationNew York, NY, United States
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 30, 2026 · 5d ago
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Highly technical and forward-thinking Principal Architect to lead AI-enabled architecture strategy
Deep architecture expertise
Hands-on knowledge of modern AI systems
Ability to operate at both strategic and technical levels
Influence across a highly matrixed organization
Communicate complex technology decisions clearly to senior leaders
Builder and management competencies to demonstrate value via Prototypes or scaled production implementations
Thought leadership, architectural reviews, enterprise standards, AI and automation, and horizontal influence
About the role
Enterprise Architecture is a key enabler of American Express’ technology strategy. We translate business priorities into technology direction, establish reusable and secure architectural patterns, guide critical technology decisions, and embed architecture into delivery to increase speed, quality, resilience, and reuse.
Our work spans across four interconnected areas:
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Architecture as Code: delivers strong foundational technologies for developers, customer and business partners across the enterprise with reusable platforms and assets.
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Architecture as Design: translates business strategy into technology decisions that are consistent, reusable, secure and AI-ready, embedding architecture into delivery to speed execution while reducing complexity, risk and cost.
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Governance & Testing: defining architecture standards, governing critical technology decisions, embedding engineering quality through testing, and continuously measuring architecture health to improve quality, reduce risk, and accelerate delivery.
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Business Architecture: a single, authoritative view of enterprise business capabilities and customer journeys to guide investment decisions, enable API discovery and reuse, and improve visibility of privacy and regulatory risks.
We are seeking a highly technical and forward-thinking Principal Architect to lead AI-enabled architecture strategy focused on areas such as:
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Agentic Security and Agentic Platform Enablement, including MCP ecosystem
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AI-led Global Servicing and Conversational Technology
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Low-Latency and Critical Payment platforms
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API and Architectural Best Practices
Responsibilities
In addition to technical areas, the Principal Architect will also support Business-Unit architecture led initiatives for the Global Servicing and Technology and International Card Services organizations.
Operating horizontally across the portfolio of areas that Enterprise Architecture supports, this leader will shape how AI and agentic capabilities are incorporated into platforms, products, and architectural decisions. The Principal Architect will establish reference architectures, reusable patterns, engineering guardrails, and evaluation practices that enable teams to adopt AI securely, responsibly, and at enterprise scale.
This role will partner with technology leaders, engineers, architects, product teams, domain experts, and enterprise governance functions to identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities. The Principal Architect will influence technical direction, challenge existing approaches, and help translate emerging AI capabilities into practical solutions that improve automation, customer and colleague experiences, operational efficiency, resilience, and system performance.
Requirements
The successful candidate will combine deep architecture expertise with hands-on knowledge of modern AI systems. This individual must be able to operate at both strategic and technical levels, influence across a highly matrixed organization, and communicate complex technology decisions clearly to senior leaders. The successful candidate must also have builder and management competencies, so as to be able to demonstrate the value of a proposed architecture via Prototypes or scaled production implementations. This emphasis builds upon the current role’s expectations around thought leadership, architectural reviews, enterprise standards, AI and automation, and horizontal influence.
About the company
At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.
Benefits
As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.