Network and Software Senior Architect

Job Description:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Job Description:
This job is responsible for defining an architectural vision and solution that supports the strategic outcomes of the Business' Products and Services. Key responsibilities include defining the target operating environment, designing for client resiliency, assisting with solution design, and defining non-functional requirements. Job expectations include working with stakeholders and service providers aligned to the Business' strategic objectives, evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions, and contributing to the architecture roadmap.

Responsibilities:

• Works across the business, operations and technology to create the solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions and prioritize functional and non-functional requirements into a technology backlog to enable the technology roadmap and functionality to support evolving capabilities and services
• Contributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap of defined domains (Business, Application, Data, and Technology) in support of the product roadmap and the development of best practices including standardized templates
• Clarifies the architecture, assists with system design to support implementation, and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
• Facilitates solution driven discussions, leads the design of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through knowledge of domain, practical experiments, and proof of concepts while ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptable
• Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
• Supports the team as needed to select the technology stack required for solutions and helps select preferred technology products
• Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)

We're seeking a Software Architect, with 10+ years professional experience to join our software development team focusing on network automation.

Duties include:

• Provide subject matter expertise as team member and individual contributor.
• Develop enterprise-level applications and custom integration solutions including major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features.

• Provide expertise regarding the integration of new and existing customized applications across the business.
• Determine specifications, plan, design, and develop software solutions, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes in concert with team.
• Develop programming standards and procedures as well as architectures for code reuse.
• Recommend modifications to application development, database design, networking, or infrastructure architecture to comply with internal information security policies and standards.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years professional software development experience
• 10+ years professional Network experience
• 3+ years leading technical teams (team lead, principal engineer, manager, etc.)
• Able to effectively communicate and influence technical concepts to non-technical people, stakeholders, and technical teams
• Experience with designing, developing, and supporting various software architectures
• Understanding of data and software design patterns, best practices, emerging technologies, and how to apply them within a large enterprise
• Excellent problem solving, process management, and collaborative skills

Desired Qualifications:

• MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 5+ years systems modeling and design experience
• Strong understanding of networking concepts (OSI levels 1-3) and controller-based network architectures.
• Experience with YAML, YANG, JINJA, or other network modeling standards
• Experience designing, developing, and supporting large-enterprise scale network automation 

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Architecture
• Result Orientation
• Solution Design
• Technical Strategy Development
• Application Development
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• DevOps Practices
• Risk Management
• Agile Practices
• Automation
• Influence
• Solution Delivery Process
• Test Engineering

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Jersey City - 101 Hudson St - 101 Hudson (NJ2101)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$135,600.00 - $202,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.