Software Engineer III

Bank of America; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America in Charlotte, NC is seeking an experienced Senior Java/J2EE Developer to deliver complex business solutions. You will design, develop, and integrate services across middleware and front-end layers, ensure compliance, and uphold architecture integrity.

The role requires deep expertise with IBM WebSphere MQ, Spring, Hibernate, and REST/SOAP services, plus collaboration with distributed teams. On-site, 40-hour weeks, strong communication skills expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with Java/J2EE and related frameworks.
• Experience with IBM WebSphere MQ, queues, topics, and channels.
• Proficiency in Spring, Hibernate, Struts, and OO design.
• Strong SQL experience with Oracle 11g+ and MS SQL Server 2008+.
• Experience developing SOAP and RESTful web services.
• Front-end skills: HTML, JavaScript, JSP, JSF, HTML5/CSS.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to work with distributed/offshore teams.

Responsibilities

• Code solutions and unit test to meet acceptance criteria and compliance.
• Design and modify architecture components and interfaces.
• Mentor other engineers and coach CI/CD practices.
• Refine stories, define requirements, estimate work.
• Perform spike/POC as needed.
• Automate release activities.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites.

Skills

Java/J2EE

WebSphere

WebSphere MQ

ODM

Spring

Hibernate

Struts

JDBC

Oracle 11g+

MS SQL Server

RESTful Web Services

SOAP

JAXWS/JAXRS

Spring JMS

CI/CD

HTML/JavaScript

JSP/JSF

UML

Agile methodologies

Tools

WebSphere

Apache Tomcat

Jenkins

Rally

Job description

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. 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.

This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability/ease of integration and testing built-in from the outset. Job expectations include a strong knowledge of development and testing practices common to the industry and design and architectural patterns.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit test 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 coach 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)

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience Java/J2EE
• 7+ development using IBM Stack - WebSphere, WebSphere MQ, Operational Data Model (ODM)
• Java Frameworks like Spring, Hibernate, Struts
• JDBC, Oracle 11g+, MS SQL Server 2008+
• Experience working with IBM WebSphere MQ 6+, Queues, Topics, Channels, Publish/Subscribe, Apache & Tomcat
• UML for creating Sequence Diagrams, Deployment Diagrams, Activity Diagrams etc.
• Develop Soap and RESTful webservices using JAXWS, JAXRS and Spring
• Develop Message Oriented applications using Spring JMS, WebSphere MQ
• Develop backend processing jobs using Spring
• Frontend Web Application development using HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, JSP, Struts, JSF, HTML 5/CSS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with distributed team including offshore

Desired Qualifications

• Proficient in using Agile Methodologies and Rally software
• Knowledge of full software development life cycle, including writing stories, low level documentation, coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing
• Enterprise integrations patterns
• Software Engineering patterns
• Rules development using iLog/ODM
• Mortgage Domain knowledge is a Plus

Skills

• Application Development
• Automation
• Influence
• Solution Design
• Technical Strategy Development
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Result Orientation
• Solution Delivery Process
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• Risk ManagementTest Engineering

Shift: 1st shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40

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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.

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