Software Engineer II

M&T Bank•Buffalo, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves completing and overseeing basic to complex systems analysis, design, and development. The Software Engineer II will play a key role as an individual contributor on complex projects, maintaining an excellent functional understanding of the supported application(s). Responsibilities include directing and monitoring less experienced resources, coordinating development tasks on projects of varying scope, and preparing and managing the technical component of project plans. The position requires participation with other Development, Operations, and Technology staff in overall systems development direction, from technical analysis to user acceptance testing. This includes preparing and reviewing test data, executing detailed test plans, and completing any required debugging. The role demands an understanding of complex interrelationships and effects among programs, interfacing applications, and platforms. Additionally, the engineer will provide highly analytical consulting and leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of information technologies to assist business units in meeting strategic objectives. Preparation of thorough, clear technical and functional specifications, and updating systems documentation are key. The role also involves preparing charts, tables, and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems, and reviewing documentation prepared by less experienced staff. Assessments including required tasks, estimated time frames, and effort for any scope project will be prepared and reviewed. Maintaining efficient operation and effectiveness of supported applications is crucial. Recommendations for new technology, policies, or processes to benefit the organization and improve deficiencies are expected, and may include technical evaluations of vendor software. Following and promoting the use of development standards and procedures is required. A good understanding of the business being supported, its functions, processes, operations, and strategic direction must be maintained. The role may also assist in developing expense and capital budgets. Understanding and adhering to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls, in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite, and identifying risk-related issues needing escalation to management are essential. Maintaining M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points and issues raised by external regulators, is also required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science or a related technical field
Five (5) years of experience in the job offered or as Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or related occupation.
Five (5) years of experience with building CI-CD pipelines with Jenkins or Azure DevOps for build and code promotion
Five (5) years of experience creating automated deployment pipelines for .NET, Java or open-source applications
Five (5) years of experience with integration of automated test suites using Selenium and xUNIT frameworks
Five (5) years of experience with integration with repositories including jFrog or Sonatype Nexus for automated builds/deployments
Five (5) years of experience creating and implementing containers on Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift
Five (5) years of experience migrating and managing applications on Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure
Five (5) years of experience creating custom scripts for automation using Python, YAML and Shell scripts
Five (5) years of experience integrating code scanning in pipelines using SonarQube or VeraCode
Experience with source control using Azure DevOps, Git, TFS or SVN
Experience with automating manual tasks and deployments with Ansible automation
Experience with troubleshooting and issue resolution using automated scripts
Experience participating in and driving ceremonies for Agile teams
Experience converting business requirements into detailed design and architecture diagrams
Experience installing, configuring and troubleshooting issues with monitoring tools including Elastic, DynaTrace or Grafana
Experience monitoring and maintenance of server infrastructure through monitoring tools
Experience creating and executing recovery plans for deployment automation

Responsibilities

Complete and oversee basic to complex systems analysis, design, and development.
Play a key role as an individual contributor on complex projects while maintaining an excellent functional understanding of the supported application(s).
Direct and monitor less experienced resources and coordinate development tasks on small to large scope projects.
Prepare and manage the technical component of project plans.
Participate with other Development, Operations, and Technology staff in overall systems development direction from technical analysis to user acceptance testing.
Prepare and review test data and execute detailed test plans, completing any required debugging.
Evaluate and understand complex interrelationships and effects among programs, interfacing applications, and platforms.
Provide highly analytical consulting and leadership in identifying and implementing new uses of information technologies to assist business units in meeting strategic objectives.
Prepare thorough, clear technical and functional specifications and update systems documentation.
Prepare charts, tables, and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems, and review documentation prepared by less experienced staff.
Prepare and review assessments to include required tasks, estimated time frames, and effort for any scope project.
Maintain efficient operation and effectiveness of supported applications.
Recommend new technology, policies, or processes to benefit the organization and improve deficiencies, and may lead or participate in technical evaluations of vendor software.
Follow and promote the use of development standards and procedures.
Maintain a good understanding of the business being supported and its functions, processes, operations, and strategic direction.
May assist in developing expense and capital budgets.
Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite, identifying risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.