Vice President; Software Engineer

ALPFA Baltimore Chapter; Pennington (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America N.A. is hiring a Vice President; Software Engineer focused on accessibility to drive inclusive software delivery.

You will lead accessibility across the full SDLC, design and implement automated testing with axe core, Pa11y, and Lighthouse, and ensure ARIA usage and keyboard focus are robust across web and mobile. You will partner with cross-functional teams to educate stakeholders, develop training, and maintain documentation while aligning with WCAG 2.x and PDF/UA standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• 3 years of IT experience in related roles.
• At least 3 years delivering accessible software and ensuring WCAG alignment.

Responsibilities

• Promote accessibility across the organization and customer experience.
• Review wireframes and designs for WCAG compliance.
• Update standards through research and collaboration.
• Analyze impacts of new standards on existing processes.
• Challenge and automate accessibility practices.
• Educate clients on WCAG 2.x and PDF/UA requirements.
• Gather information to create accessibility training for teams.
• Provide compliant, accessible digital solutions for customers.
• Build stakeholder relationships to mature accessibility programs.
• Maintain accessibility documentation for a broad audience.
• Contribute to scalable accessibility testing standards.
• Remote work may be permitted within a commutable distance.

Skills

CI/CD practices

Accessibility across SDLC

Axe Pa11y Lighthouse

ARIA and focus management

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / MIS / Engineering

Tools

axe core

Pa11y

Lighthouse

Job description

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Vice President; Software Engineer

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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. Join us!

Job Description

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

• Promote accessibility within the organization, advocate for considering accessibility as a vital part of the customer experience.
• Conduct wireframe and design review, provide feedback and suggestions for address accessibility related concerns.
• Handle updates to company standards through research, collaboration, and knowledge of current trends.
• Stay ahead of emerging standards and technologies and analyze impacts to company standards.
• Challenge existing accessibility practices, look for ways to simplify and/or automate processes, and recommend best practices.
• Educate clients on accessibility best practices, and how to comply with WCAG 2.x requirements.
• Gather information from clients, to help create and deliver accessibility training for developers, designers, content creators, and management.
• Provide solutions to maintain compliance while creating accessible digital products for excellent customer experience.
• Build relationships among stakeholders to foster support for digital accessibility, communicate changes to policies and procedures, and drive maturity of accessibility programs.
• Update and handle accessibility documentation to provide guidance and education for a broad audience.
• Contribute to accessibility testing standards that scale across a large organization.
• Remote work may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite.

Required Skills & Experience

• Master's degree or equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Engineering (any), or related: and
• 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related IT occupation.
• Must include 3 years of experience in each of the following:
• Utilizing modern engineering practices including CI/CD, build tools, version control, and test driven development to support accessible and compliant delivery;
• Providing accessibility expertise across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements and design through development, testing, deployment, and maintenance, ensuring alignment with WCAG 2.1/2.2 and PDF/UA standards;
• Designing and implementing accessibility solutions and automated testing frameworks using axe core, Pa11y, and Lighthouse, and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines; and,
• Developing, reviewing, and validating accessible components and applications for web and mobile platforms, ensuring semantic structure, correct ARIA usage, and robust keyboard and focus management.

EMPLOYER: Bank of America N.A.

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Pennington - 1500 American Blvd - Hopewell Bldg 5 (NJ2150)

Pay range

• annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

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