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!

About the Role:

The Application Delivery Services Senior Architect is responsible for defining an architectural vision and architecture for large complex solutions, which aligns with the enterprise architecture strategy, technology and platform choices. Describes the solution intent and the associated operating environment, determining the primary systems/subsystems and their interfaces, defining non-functional requirements and architectural runway to support new epics/features and expand into new opportunities.

Key Responsibilities & Professional Competencies

· Senior-level technical visionary that will align technology capabilities with business requirements, define architectures, develop technology stacks, define roadmaps, provide thought leadership, develop and maintain architecture principals and engineering standards

· Engage with the firm’s various Lines of Businesses and their CTO teams to understand their business requirements

· Develop solutions that meet or exceed stakeholder requirements

· Vetting solutions against Information Security policy and engaging technical stakeholders (Infrastructure Architecture/Engineering/Implementation/Operations teams)

· Socializing and garnering executive support of proposed architectures

· Drive proposed solutions through Architecture tollgates and obtain required approvals

Required Qualifications

· 10+ years of experience working as a networking subject matter expert in Application Delivery Services (F5 Networks or VMWare ALB)

· Expert-level load balancing experience (10+ years preferred) with tiered-designs in large enterprise environments

· Advanced-level knowledge of network architecture and protocols

· Proficient in Hybrid Cloud concepts, value propositions, and public cloud services (Azure, AWS, GCP)

· Micro-services (Containerized applications, OpenShift/Kubernetes)

· Demonstrates architecture delivery best practices

· Ability to troubleshoot complex network issues

· Experienced with commercial events (RFI, RFP, etc.)

· Excellent customer service skills including reporting, organization, written and oral communication and task prioritization

· Ability to produce clear written communications for diverse audiences

· Demonstrated ability to create and deliver persuasive presentations

· Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive consensus

Desired Qualifications

BA or BS in relevant field (e.g., Telecommunications, Information Security, Computer Science), or equivalent experience

· Experience in an Agile managed organization using products such as Jira, Kanban, Confluence and Horizon

· Excellent customer service skills including reporting, organization, written and oral communication and task prioritization

· Must be a highly motivated, self-directed individual capable of supporting multiple large initiatives

· Python, PERL, BASH scripting experience

· Ansible, Itential, CICD Processes

· vSphere (vCenter, ESXi, vSAN)

· SDN-based Service Chains

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 informationPay range$135,600.00 - $202,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.Discretionary incentive eligibleThis 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.BenefitsThis 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.