Software Engineer II

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 and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits. We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs. 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, coding solutions, unit testing, and ensuring the solution can be integrated successfully into the overall application/system with clear, robust, and well-tested interfaces. Job expectations include an awareness of development and testing practices in the industry. Responsibilities: Codes solutions and unit test 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 Performs Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) activities Contributes to story refinement and definition of requirements Participates in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle Contributes to existing test suites (integration, regression, performance), analyze test reports, identify any test issues/errors, and triage the underlying cause Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas Lead the design, development, and implementation of data hub solutions using IBM Datastage, Unix, Autosys. Own end-to-end delivery of DDS across platforms, ensuring seamless integration with DB2, Kafka, and other target systems. Troubleshoot and resolve complex replication issues, with a strong focus on reducing latency and ensuring high availability and resilience. Optimize performance of IBM Datastage, unix, autosys pipelines, including tuning throughput, subscription parallelism, and resource utilization. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, driving best practices in IBM Datastage and Kafka design, development, and support. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, estimate effort, and deliver solutions aligned with business priorities. Ensure production stability by monitoring system health, proactively identifying risks, and implementing remediation strategies. Support testing, deployment, and release activities, including CI/CD processes and production readiness validations. Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and implement long-term fixes to improve system reliability. Drive continuous improvement and innovation through proof-of-concepts, automation, and process enhancements. Required Qualifications: 8+ Years Relevant IT software experience (Technical-Developer) using DataStage, Database (DB2/ORACLE/Teradata), Unix Shell Script, Autosys Minimum 2 years of development experience in Datastage (Version V8.5 or higher) with experience in processing high volume jobs. Quick learner and self-starter who requires minimal supervision to excel in a dynamic environment Deep understanding of the software development process Strong Written and verbal communication skills Self-motivated and quick-learner team player who can take the full ownership of designs from concept to support Understand stakeholders expectations and objectives Work independently; Require less oversight/assistance Ensure processes are followed at all stages of Software Development Life Cycle Participate/host calls independently with onshore business and technology team Should be able to understand the problem and recommend solutions during JAD/discussions/meetings Reviewing requirements specifications and other documents Prepare and/or review Impact Analysis, HLD and LLD Develop & unit test Complex Programs/Component Follow/implement Iterative/Agile methodology Suggest process improvements to achieve or exceed desired quality Good knowledge in ETL Datastage Strong Parallel job and Sequence job developing skills with proficient understanding of parallel framework. Proficient in shell scripting, sql and integration of datastage to various other platforms Good understanding of version controlling and code deployment of Datastage assets in a Horizon BitBucket environment. Skills: Application Development Automation Collaboration DevOps Practices Solution Design Agile Practices Architecture Result Orientation Solution Delivery Process User Experience Design Analytical Thinking Data Management Risk Management Technical Strategy Development Test Engineering Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40 Pay Transparency details US - MA - Waltham - 1025 Main St - 1025 Main St - Waltham (MA6536) Pay and benefits information Pay range $88,800.00 - $144,800.00 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. Privacy Statement: 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! Partnering Locally Learn about some of the ways Bank of America is making a difference in the communities we serve. Global Impact Learn about the six areas that guide Bank of America’s efforts to help make financial lives better for customers, clients, communities and our teammates. Opportunity and Inclusion Each employee brings unique skills, background and opinions. We see opportunity and inclusion as our platform for innovation and a key component in our success. Our Values Learn about our four values that represent what we believe. Pay Transparency: