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Software Engineer III

Pennington, New Jersey
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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. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

 

Job Description:


This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Job expectations include a strong knowledge of development and testing practices common to the industry and design and architectural patterns.

Overview:

Responsible for designing and developing complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Ensures that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. Ensures solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Possess strong proficiency in development and testing practices common to the industry, and have extensive experience of using design and architectural patterns. Contributes to story refinement/defining requirements. Participates and guides team in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle. Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas. Codes solutions and unit tests to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements. Utilizes multiple architectural components (across data, application, business) in design and development of client requirements. Assists team with resolving technical complexities involved in realizing story work. Designs/develops/modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained. Designs/develops/maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance). Sets up and develops a continuous integration/continuous delivery pipeline. Automates manual release activities. Mentors other Software Engineers and coaches team on CI-CD practices and automating tool stack. Individual contributor.

Responsibilities:

  • Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements
  • Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained
  • Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) practices and automating tool stack
  • Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle
  • Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas
  • Automates manual release activities
  • Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance)

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years proven hands-on experience in IBM Sterling Integrator 6.x or above, Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP), SSP-Configuration Manager, SSP-External Authenticator and Sterling Integrator Implementations, Installations, and patches
  • Prior experience with IBM SI 6.x upgrade
  • Extensive knowledge of BPML - Business Process Development, Knowledge of XPath, XML and XSLT
  • Experience with Linux, Unix, Shell Scripting, Networking/LTM/GTM, design and architecture of authentication services
  • Knowledge and understanding of setting up of SFTP, AS2 and Connect Direct transmissions
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience, preferably in a Computer Science or related field

Desired Qualifications:

  • Proficient in articulating facts and data-driven plans and ability to partner with stakeholders to implement intended solutions to drive risk reductions and adherence to relevant requirement and standards
  • Strong attention to detail and advanced analytical skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and be able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks
  • Hands on experience and involvement in large and complex projects
  • Demonstrates ability to identify root causes to solve complex problems
  • Working knowledge of Agile development methodologies
  • 2+ years of relevant work experience
  • Proficiency in programming language(s) required for the role

Skills:

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

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

Learn more about this role

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Bank of America® logo

Software Engineer

Software Engineer: At Bank of America, the code I write every day helps keep our systems running for millions of people.

[Software Engineer writing code at his desk]

As a Software Engineer, I feel like I’m on the front lines of creating what the enterprise needs to compete in the digital space – from trading apps to market systems to backend services.

[Mobile banking app screens shown]

That means writing code, working with the team and solving problems together.

[Software Engineer working with colleagues in a meeting room]

 

I'm part of Strategic Data Initiatives, using modern development practices, state-of-the-art frameworks, and cloud-native services to build what the business needs. The key is collaboration; whether I’m working with product managers, quality assurance, or teaming up with other designers.

[Software Engineer moving sticky notes on a kanban board]

From legacy systems to performance tuning, it’s like our team is tackling a jigsaw puzzle, and I can take real ownership of my pieces, even when there’s more than one way forward. I’ve got full support from mentors and leadership, which helps me develop as an engineer while gaining expertise in new tech.

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Skill Growth

Career Mobility

Best of all, as my skills grow, so do the opportunities to move to new teams and take on bigger responsibilities.

[Software Engineer shakes hands with supervisor]

And through our day-to-day practices and retrospectives, I have a chance to be part of a group that becomes more collaborative and impactful with each shared win. Plus, I’m given what I need to feel valued, with flexible work schedules, learning stipends, and programs that let me prioritize my health and wellness.

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Build relationships

Build communities

Build careers

We all have goals.

Pursue yours at Bank of America.

I’m proud to be part of a team that’s building the future of banking – one line of code at a time. We all have goals. Pursue yours at Bank of America.

Narrator: What would you like the power to do? Bank of America.

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What would you like the power to do?®

Bank of America® logo

Learn more at careers.bankofamerica.com

On screen disclosure:

EOE disability/veteran. ©2025 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

MAP 8651837  Expiration Date: 06/05/2027

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Full time

JR-26007871

Manages People: No

Travel: Yes, 5% of the time

Age requirement: Must at least be 18 years of age.

New Jersey pay range:

$102,900.00 - $179,900.00 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

Street Address

Primary Location:

1600 American Blvd, NJ, Pennington, 08534