Role Responsibilities
- Working with a 3rd party vendor package
- Supporting custom extends to this package
- Working closely with offshore resources
- Liaising with internal customers and other stakeholders to help refine requirements, produce estimates, review test plans etc...
- Work in partnership with technical lead to design and implement new functionality – typically based on Cobol/DB2, IMS and VM.
- Creating/Updating application documentation
- Coding, Unit Testing and Component Integration Testing
- Provide support during user acceptance testing
- Ensuring timeliness and quality of deliverables
Skill Requirements
Essential
- Significant experience as a programmer, analyst/designer in a financial environment
- A proven track record for developing and implemented integrated tooling solutions supporting the software development lifecycle
- Proven Cobol experience
- Proven DB2 experience
- Good knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel)
- Must be able to work under pressure, juggle multiple projects, use own initiative and motivation to meet deadlines and set priorities without close supervision
- Excellent spoken and written English, clear oral communication skills; must be willing and able to express new ideas, concerns and opinions directly to wider team in team meetings via teleconference
- Attention to detail and accuracy are essential; must be pro-active, enthusiastic, flexible, and results driven Able to integrate well within a larger development team, including offshore colleagues and suppliers
Desirable
- Knowledge of client billing applications is highly desirable, ideally Infopoint
- Experience in using software configuration management systems (e.g. Perforce)
- Experience with Agile / eXtreme Programming project methodologies
- Experience in working with colleagues in other locations
Summary of Business Area
A vacancy exists for a Programmer/Analyst within the Global Commercial, Corporate and Investment Banking Technology (GCCIBT) team located in Croydon. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining Bank of America’s International Billing Application which consists of a core vendor Billing package and custom extensions providing input data feeds, outgoing interfaces and client statements. The application operates on a broad set of technologies and platforms, including mainframe(Z/OS), COBOL, DB2, IMS,VM and Java and supports a network of international billing Bank of America branches spread cross many countries of the world.
Competencies
Strategic Thinking: Strategic vision, Business knowledge, Innovation and Creativity
Business Results: Client relationships, Analytical ability, Execution, Change leadership
People Leadership: Talent building, Meritocracy, Team Leadership, Collaboration, Responsible Corporate Citizenship
Personal Effectiveness: Communication, decisiveness, Energy and drive, courage, character
Company Info
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 53 million consumer and small business relationships with 6,000 retail banking offices, more than 18,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking with more than 29 million active users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to more than 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients in more than 150 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
