Security Services Production Services Specialist II

Bank of America•Chandler, AZ

4d•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 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! Primarily responsible for operational Support of the Security Services environment SkyHigh Web Gateway (Proxy), Trellix DLP (FireEye), F5 SSLO, FortiGate (Firewalls), and Trend Micro (IDS/IPS) As a secondary responsibility the roles will also work with other security related network components such as Load Balancing and DNS, DHCP, and IPAM (DDI) infrastructure Proactive network reviews including Routine testing of disaster recovery scenarios, identification of vulnerabilities, and opportunities for improvement in observability across the network stack Work with senior team members to validate impacts and communicate to all stakeholder’s technical status updates Participate in the documentation of application flows, upstream/downstream impacts during outages, the customer experience in failure scenarios, contacts for various support needs and ensures appropriate runbooks and wikis are up to date and available for use during triage Work ad-hoc reports and offline incidents at the direction of the senior team members or leadership Promote and enforce production governance during triage/testing and fix efforts, exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Adhere to design standards and global design authority processes and procedures; Debate them when necessary Assemble professional documents based on existing templates and ability to provide accurate work descriptions with assumptions, and caveats. The technology areas of focus for the Security Services Production Services Specialist II includes (but not limited to) Proxy, Content Inspection, Firewall, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Production Services Specialists II are expected to be well versed in numerous networking protocols, technologies and troubleshooting methodology, including the use of proactive and reactive tools. The work is always in alignment to the current and approved Network Services Standards, Incident and Problem Management Policies & Procedures, governance and management policies set forth by the firm. This position will interface directly with internal stakeholders and external suppliers/providers, architecture, product engineering, product management, and business management. At times, they may interface with various levels of senior management. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are a must. The candidate must be able to work on their own and successfully in team settings in various sizes and locations. Adherence and use of standards, product sets, templates, systems, and artifacts are important to the success of the individual, the department, and the firm at large. This job is responsible for providing front-line support to end users, responding to issues related to incidents and problem management governance for multiple applications, and leading triage activities on all business impacting incidents. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with incident management and problem management policies and procedures, serving as a focal point for the customer, client, and associate experience, restoring complex production incidents under tight Service Level Agreements, and pursuing root cause and problem resolution follow ups.

Requirements

Operational mindset: Prioritize, understand, and act with urgency to restore all incident related work, act as authoritative figure for respective domain, and represent the Ops org during all calls (planned or unplanned)
Experience with Network technologies Proxy devices (SkyHigh), F5 Load balancing (SSLO), Firewalls (Fortigate and Checkpoint), LAN, TCP/IP and UDP, DNS, and authentication
Experience with troubleshooting complex networking problems
Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Agile framework & SCRUM ceremonies
Understand configuration management with tools such as Forward Networks and HPNA
Experience using (both proactive and reactive) advanced tooling; Inclusive of but not limited to NetScout, Wireshark, Splunk, SevOne, HPNA, and IBM Watson.
General experience in Network Automation tools and processes
Self-starter/self-directed, organized and detail oriented
Strong technical acumen and analytical skills
Excellent client interfacing skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work with all levels of management
Experience aligning actions to business impact and service restoral
Demonstrates ownership: Is accountable and can hold others accountable (professionally)
Experience operating with colleagues across different time zones with a flexible approach to working hours (ability to work varied hours) to successfully interact and communicate on a global level.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Networking-related disciplines within a design, implementation, or operations role
Relevant Industry certifications in Network Technologies
Experience with automation tools such as Python, Ansible, YAML or Django, API calls (to ticketing systems and network devices), and frontend web development
Experience working in an Agile environment
Experience of working within Financial Services (Insurance, Banking, Investment banking)
Experience with other network technologies Cloud, WAN, MAN, LAN, Optical, Routing, Switching, DDI, and AAA

Responsibilities

Leads production support triage efforts, manages bridge line troubleshooting, engages in technical research, and escalates issues to leadership as needed
Ensures all impacts are accurately recorded and documented in the system of record, oversees that documents and wikis are updated and available for use during triage, and supports the documentation of application flows, upstream/downstream impacts during outages, the customer experience, and contacts for support needs
Identifies and/or validates business impacts through interpretation of monitors, dashboards, and logs to communicate with leadership and vendors
Manages activities to identify incident root cause, resolution, preventative actions, and change requests, and reports on incident data quality
Promotes and enforces production governance during triage/testing and identifies production failure scenarios, vulnerabilities, and opportunities for improvement
Serves as a subject matter expert for applications within a portfolio, leveraging extensive knowledge of application functionalities and application flows
Assesses and prioritizes research requests, ad hoc reports, and offline incidents at the direction of senior team members and delegates work as needed to team members and peers
Creates an inclusive team where members are treated fairly and respectfully.
Demonstrates and expects process knowledge, data driven decisions, simplicity and continuous improvement.
Delivers clear and concise messages that motivate, convey the “why” and connects contributions to business results.
Leads and encourages the identification, escalation and resolution of potential risks.
Knows and develops team members through coaching and feedback.
Manages expenses and demonstrates an owner’s mindset.
Recruits, on-boards and develops talent, and supports talent mobility for career growth.
Delivers results through effective team management, structure, and routines.