Application Security Solution Architect

Denver, Colorado; Washington, District of Columbia; Chicago, Illinois

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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.

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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!

We are seeking an experienced Application Security Solution Architect to join an exciting team within Global Information Security (GIS). Cyber Security Technology (CST) is a globally distributed team responsible for cyber security innovation and architecture, engineering, solutions and capabilities development, cyber resiliency, access management engineering, data strategy, deployment maintenance, technical project management, and information technology security control support.

The Application Security Solution Architect will facilitate designing, strengthening, and securing Bank applications and overall security posture across their entire lifecycle. This role focuses on collaboration across all Lines of Business and CIO teams to continuously improve the organization's security adherence. The Solution Architect will design, identify, and document inefficiencies, and prioritize improvement opportunities across the application development lifecycle and authentication related projects.

Additionally, the role also will actively apply knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, and information security concepts (e.g., NIST, COBIT, ISO, OWASP) to establish and maintain information security policies and standards. Job expectations include working with information security engineering and product teams to identify risk gaps and direct the overall application security design strategy.

Job Description:
· Analyze, design, develop, and deliver secure application security solutions.
· Support with creating new and leveraging existing secure patterns to optimize application security designs that align to business requirements.
· Manage all aspects of delivery of solution design, including capturing security requirements, identifying risks & opportunities, and alignment to application security policy.
· Cross collaborates with line(s) of business teams, as well as other security and IT support functions.
· Serve as a technical security design resource through the Software Development Lifecyle.
· Maintain thought leadership role in application security technology, remaining up to date on offerings of various service providers.
· Maintain overall product design documentation and take responsibility for the solution architecture of application security platforms and components that comprise it.
· Provide expert level guidance on application security design decisions, standards, and operational practices.
· Be an active member of secure by design center of excellence to define and govern best practices in software development platforms engineering, operations, design patterns, and governance.
· Drive discussions in architecture review board by developing platform architecture artifacts and influencing architectural decisions.
· Maintain blueprints, portfolio level designs, and reference architecture of application security products.
· Work with teams that have high application complexity to provide guidance on application security platforms and escalate risks and issues as appropriate.
· Communicate problems, risks, and challenges to drive discussions across key stakeholders –engineering, operations, developers, information security, and senior leadership.

Required Qualifications:
· Knowledge and understanding of Application Security specific laws, rules, regulations, and Guidelines such as OWASP, NIST, ISO/EC, CIS, SOX, OCC, PCI, DGPR, FISMA, FFIEC within the financial services sector.
· Possession of CISSP certification would be an advantage.
· Knowledge of application security and pen testing methodologies, techniques, and technologies.
· Knowledge of software development lifecycle related tools and methodology which support automated security compliance integration within different pipeline solutions would be an advantage.
· 5+ years relevant hands-on experience in application security fields in a large and complex organization.
· Security knowledge which covers core technology infrastructure, cloud technologies, and application security practice.
· Experience with application development tools, Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing, Bill of Materials, Penetration Testing, Threat Modeling, common development Pipelines, and common cloud and on-premise designs and architectures.
· 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 Secure by Design requirements within.
· Strong attention to detail and advanced analytical skills.
· Excellent communication and presentation skills.
· Excellent organizational skills and be able to effectively prioritize multiple tasks.
· Hands on experience and involvement in large and complex projects.
· Proficient in data management which includes strong data analytical capabilities with advanced understanding of the collection and management of metadata.

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)

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Technology Architect

Technology Architect: At Bank of America, I help shape the technology strategy that powers our global business.

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As a Technology Architect, I design the systems and frameworks that our organization runs on; developing the digital ecosystem that our enterprise depends on every day – from designing systems to setting technical standards across the organization.

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I guide team members through large-scale projects that make a massive impact on operations. And I rely on daily, cross-team collaboration, whether I’m reviewing designs or mentoring engineers.

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● Strategic planning

● Architecture reviews

● Team collaboration

Every day is different, but almost all of them involve strategic planning, architecture reviews, and working with all of our stakeholders to align on a path forward.

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Balancing:

● Innovation

● Risk

● Scalability

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Sometimes my work is a tightrope walk, balancing innovation with risk, scalability, and compliance. Performance versus cost, security versus usability – there are trade-offs I need to weigh to find the best outcome for Bank of America and our clients.

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Leadership development

My role puts me in a unique position for leadership development, enterprise exposure, and gaining technical depth that will only help me grow professionally. And staying active in forums and knowledge-sharing platforms helps keep me in-the-know and inspired. I love bringing what I learn to my work with engineers, product designers, business partners and beyond. That’s where the real magic happens. It’s all about new ideas and creative solutions for cross-functional success.

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There’s a sense of accomplishment knowing the work we do has impact, but feeling supported and valued is a big piece of it too.

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Competitive benefits

With competitive benefits, recognition programs, and exciting career mobility, I feel motivated to take on the future of this industry. I’m helping to build systems that are secure, scalable, and ready for what’s next.

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MAP 8651724 Expiration Date: 06/05/2027

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Full time

JR-26014363

Manages People: No

Travel: Yes, 5% of the time

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

Colorado pay range:

$140,500.00 - $205,000.00 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