Application Control Specialist

Bank of America • Plano, TX

10d • Onsite

About The Position

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 completing and tracking compliance deliverables to ensure applications adhere to policies and standards as well as local laws, rules, and regulations. Key responsibilities include supporting compliance deliverables and infrastructure requests, vendors, development teams, and technology managers to ensure timely completion of compliance activities. Job expectations include partnering with control functions, risk management, and Global Information Security teams to complete compliance deliverables effectively and efficiently. Position Summary: Application Control Specialist is responsible for completing and tracking compliance deliverables to ensure applications adhere to applicable policies and standards as well as local laws, rules, and regulations (LRR). Key responsibilities include completing administrative and non-technical tasks related to compliance deliverables and infrastructure requests for the applications they support. They support vendors, development teams, and Technology Managers to ensure technical security, risk, and other compliance activities are completed on-time and per requirements. These individuals partner closely with control functions, risk management, and GIS and are familiar with the applicable policies, standards, LRRs, contacts and procedures so that the compliance deliverables are completed effectively and efficiently. The Application Control Specialist is an individual contributor working with multiple teams at the team or program level.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in application support, technology risk, compliance, governance, or control-focused roles
• Experience supporting risk, security, and compliance deliverables for enterprise applications
• Working knowledge of: Databases (Oracle, SQL Server) ETL and data technologies (e.g., Informatica, Hadoop) Infrastructure platforms (Linux and Windows)
• Familiarity with technology risk management concepts
• Proven ability to complete administrative and non-technical compliance tasks accurately and on time
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders including development teams, infrastructure teams, risk/compliance partners, and vendors
• Strong process-oriented mindset with the ability to track, document, and maintain control evidence
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple applications, deliverables, and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for responding to audits, inquiries, and compliance requests

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting or managing vendor-hosted or third‑party applications
• Familiarity with enterprise systems of record such as AppHQ or similar application inventory/tools
• Understanding of applicable policies, standards, and local laws, rules, and regulations (LRRs)
• A solid understanding of Mainframe technology
• Skills: Application Development Architecture Collaboration DevOps Practices Risk Management Analytical Thinking Data Management Financial Management Solution Delivery Process Technical Strategy Development Agile Practices Automation Result Orientation Solution Design Test Engineering

Responsibilities

• Completes administrative and non-technical tasks related to risk, security, and other compliance deliverables (e.g., access reviews, assessments, questionnaires, and procedural requirements) on time and per requirements for the application supported
• Tracks and supports the technical security and risk activities performed by the development teams (e.g., remediation of non permitted technology or security vulnerabilities, technical recovery planning, and disaster recovery exercises)
• Ensure that risk, security, and other compliance deliverables are completed on-time and per requirements for the applications they support
• Works with technology infrastructure teams to incorporate infrastructure requirements, including requests for additional storage
• Assists with audit exams and risk assessments for applications
• Works closely with vendors for vendor applications to ensure they meet bank requirements
• Maintains data about the application in AppHQ and other systems of record
• Assists with ad hoc inquiries and questions about applications

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees