AWS Cloud Architect

Bank of America•Jersey City, NJ

1d•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 defining an architectural vision and solution aligned to the enterprise architecture strategy, technology, and platform choices. Key responsibilities include describing the solution intent/associated operating environment, evaluating system impacts, determining the primary systems/sub-systems and their interfaces, and assisting with end-to-end solution design. Job expectations include defining non-functional requirements/architectural runway to support new epics/features and ensuring solutions are fit for purpose by working with stakeholders and service providers.

Requirements

Minimum 5+ years in Cloud Technologies preferably AWS
Minimum 5+ years of experience with deployment orchestration systems such as Kubernetes, ECS, and Elastic Beanstalk
Minimum 5+ years of experience working with CI/CD tools such as CircleCI or Jenkins
Minimum 5+ years of experience with Docker and Docker-Compose
Minimum 5+ years with configuration management and automation tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible, Chef, CloudFormation, SaltStack, Terraform)
Knowledge of AWS and its associated technologies, both from DevOps and CloudOps perspective
Knowledge of Amazon ECS Cloud instances and configuration
Creating S3 buckets and manage IAM rule based policies
Design and manage highly scalable/available Cloud Infrastructure
Extensive knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure as code
Extensive knowledge of CI/CD tools and configuration of build and release pipelines
Strong Linux system administration experience
Strong programming experience in at least one language (python, node, java, go, c/c++, ruby)
Experience with logging and monitoring tools such as ELK, DataDog or NewRelic, LogEntries, SumoLogic, etc.
Experience with Incident Management and crisis management
Strong written and verbal communication 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

Responsibilities

Consults with the business and operations to identify and understand challenges and opportunities to improve the use and effectiveness of technology, find creative solutions through knowledge of the domain, practical experiments, and Proof of Concepts, and aligns the solution intent and architectural vision to an evolving backlog of technology change
Works with product management and other stakeholders to plan and prioritize technology focused backlog items for the architecture runway to enable business epics/features
Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements for a solution are sufficiently met (for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability)
Leads rapid shaping of a high level architecture with details filled in with emerging business requirements and ensures architecture is flexible, modular, and designed to adapt easily
Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions
Clarifies the architecture and assists with system design for the development teams to support implementation and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments
Utilizes the defined best practices, templates, and documentation to create architectural designs and suggests improvements to best practices and templates
Working with version control tools such as Bitbucket or Github
Perform Patch management tasks include: maintaining current knowledge of available patches, deciding what patches are appropriate for particular systems, ensuring that patches are installed properly, testing systems after installation, and documenting all associated procedures.
Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management.
Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact.
Develop and document technical processes and procedures as needed.
Provide technical assistance and support for incoming queries and issues related to computer systems, software, and hardware.