Network Automation Python Software Engineer III

Bank of America • Pennington, NJ

438d

About The Position

The Network Automation Software Development Engineer at Bank of America is responsible for developing and delivering complex software solutions to automate network infrastructure. This role involves ensuring that software meets functional and compliance requirements while maintaining design integrity. The engineer will collaborate with various stakeholders to align software architecture with business strategies and goals, focusing on automation in service delivery.

Requirements

• 5+ years advanced software development experience in multiple frontend and backend languages (Python, Go, Yang, NSO, Ansible, Java, and Bash scripting).
• Skilled in developing solutions for network defined automation and/or cloud IT solutions, including API Development and Integration.
• Experience with various database technologies like MySQL, MongoDB, and MariaDB.
• Knowledge of both distributed/parallel software architectures and different modeling languages (such as UML and ArchiMate).
• Understanding of IT standards, controls, and application security development.
• Excellent understanding of application development methodologies and infrastructure as well as analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (such as waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize, and DevOps).
• Proficiency in executing Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and delivering automated software testing.
• Working knowledge of JIRA/Remedy/Service Now.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with developers in an outsourced environment.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related study.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments.
• Advanced understanding of strategic and emerging software development trends, and the practical application of existing and emerging development methods.
• Good understanding of product management.
• Network as a Service automation.
• Cloud Services automation.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit tests to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements.
• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained.
• Mentors other software engineers and coaches the team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) practices and automating tool stack.
• Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle.
• Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas.
• Automates manual release activities.
• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance).
• Translates business and technical requirements into a software architecture that will facilitate the automation of Load Balancing and DDI (DNS, DHCP & IPAM) service delivery.
• Works closely with product owners and product managers to ensure a robust software architecture that can support future business requirements throughout the automation product lifecycle.
• Assists in evaluation, design, and analysis for the implementation of automation across Network Services on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements, and enterprise standards.
• Collaborates in the development of roadmaps for the evolution of service automation from current to future state.
• Provides technical guidance to DevOps teams based on significant software design/application development experience.
• Updates and documents related infrastructure automation used to deliver both self-service and full-service capabilities.
• Provides consulting support to software engineers and product owners within agile teams to ensure alignment with the overall automation architecture.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
• Opportunities to learn and grow.
• Flexible working arrangements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree