Application Control Specialist

Bank of America•Charlotte, NC

8d•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

5 years of applicable experience
Technical Leadership & Architecture Understanding: Ability to guide technical teams, interpret architectural diagrams, and ensure solutions align with enterprise standards and security controls.
Stakeholder Management: Skilled in coordinating with business and technical partners, and cross functional groups to ensure RISE and other deliverable are handled on time.
Security & Compliance Mindset: Ability to enforce security standards and mandates across the application technical stack.
Technical Skills Needed: Java, .Net 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)
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
Ensure that risk, security, and other compliance deliverables are completed on-time and per requirements for the applications they support
Complete administrative and non-technical tasks related to compliance deliverables –e.g. access reviews, assessments, questionnaires, procedural requirements, etc.
Assist with audit exams and risk assessments for the applications
Track and support the technical security and risk activities performed by the development teams –e.g. remediation of NPT or security vulnerabilities, technical recovery planning, disaster recovery exercises, etc.
Maintain data about the application in AppHQ and other systems of record
For vendor applications, work closely with the vendor to ensure the application meets bank requirements
Assist with ad hoc inquiries and questions about the application
Interface with technology infrastructure teams for infrastructure requirements like requests for additional storage