Software Engineer I

at  Bank of America

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.
One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.
Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

LOCATION OVERVIEW:

Our Central Park office in Leopardstown, boasts modern facilities based in Dublin’s premium business park. With an onsite gym and staff restaurant, all your daily needs are conveniently catered for. Travel options include the LUAS network and the Central Park shuttle service between Dublin City Centre and Central Park. We also provide tax saver tickets as part of our award-winning benefits package, which means getting to work has never been so easy
We are looking for a talented Python developer to work in the Market Risk Technology team in Dublin within the Global Markets environment.
This role is well suited to an enthusiastic developer with 7+ years of applicable experience. A good knowledge of Python is necessary. Experience in Quartz and Java is a plus.
This exciting role is well suited to strong developers with a keen interest in investment banking. The candidate will be contributing to some of the most significant risk projects in the organization. The successful candidate will work in a highly agile environment with a global team of colleagues in Ireland, the UK, India as well as the U.S.

Required Skills

• Hands-on development experience in object oriented programming.
• Good understanding of design pattern, and best practices.
• Proven database development experience with DB2/Sybase/Oracle.
• Experience in high pressure working environment within a financial institute.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Team player, self-motivated
• Strong analytical skills

Desired Skills

• Experience working with Quartz
• Investment Banking Domain experience – Risk and/or product knowledge
• Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum team

JOB DESCRIPTION:

In this role you will provide mentorship to Bank of America’s System Defense team members in EMEA that specialize in Endpoint, Network and Application Security: Outline direction, as well as acquire talent and resources as needed.

You will offer specialized support and direct guidance needs related to the team’s mission to provide the first line of defense for Bank of America’s global environment and safeguard against various cyber security threats including

• Denial of Service Attacks
• Malware Attacks
• Application Attacks

SKILLS

• Extensive experience in Information Security, with experience in network perimeter defense and/or malware investigation desirable
• Excellent communications skills to enable rapport to be built with stakeholders and colleagues.
• An investigative mindset open to learning new skills and discovering how unfamiliar technology works.
• CompTIA A+ S+ N+, Cisco CCNA / CCNP, CISSP, CCSP or relevant GIAC certifications preferred.
• Knowledge of at least one major cloud services provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) technologies
• Responsive, reactive, and able to switch mindset and wear many hats (investigator, manager, interviewer, troubleshooter) without impacting performance.

Be a member of one or more of the aligned teams, which will require dynamic participation that includes:

• Building and tuning of detective and response capabilities
• Investigating and disposition of alerts
• Containment and remediation of identified threats.
• Work closely with the EMEA Cyber Threat Defense Lead and global cyber security structure owners to ensure alignment with expectations.
• As a key member of the Global Information Security Cyber Threat Defense team, this role in EMEA is also required to:
• Be directly involved in Information Security Incidents as they occur.
• Coordinate and work collaboratively with global colleagues across the enterprise to resolve relevant issues.
• Ensure a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and drive.