Mainframe Senior Storage Architect

Bank of America Corp

Chandler, AZ

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Architectural Design, Architectural Services, Automation, Best Practices, Brocade Switches, Business Operations, Business Services, Business Solutions, Business Strategy, Code Reviews, Computer Programming, Corporate Banking, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cross-Functional, Cryptography, Data Management, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Ecosystems, Establish Priorities, IBM Product Family, Input/Output, Leadership, Mainframe Computer, Mentoring, Network Operations Center, Network Switching, Policy Development, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Planning, Product Support, Proof of Concept, Replication and Remote Mirroring, Requirements Management, Risk, Risk Management, Software Development, Standards Strategy, Storage Architecture, Storage Area Network (SAN), Storage Software, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Planning, System Architecture, Talent Management, Technical Operations, Technical Strategy, Technical Support, Testing, Usability Engineering
LOCATION
Chandler, AZ
POSTED
30+ days ago

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Mainframe Senior Storage Architect Chandler Arizona Additional locations Apply × To proceed with your application you must be at least 18 years of age.

Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position.

Acknowledge × To proceed with your application you must be at least 18 years of age.

Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position.

 

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 is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

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 defining an architectural vision and solution that supports the strategic outcomes of the Business Products and Services. Key responsibilities include:

  • Defining the target operating environment
  • Designing for client resiliency
  • Assisting with solution design
  • Defining non-functional requirements

Job expectations include:

  • Working with stakeholders and service providers aligned to the Business strategic objectives
  • Evaluating the impact of strategic design decisions
  • Contributing to the architecture roadmap

 

Responsibilities

Works across the business operations and technology to create the solution intent and architectural vision for complex solutions and prioritizes functional and non-functional requirements into a technology backlog to enable the technology roadmap and functionality to support evolving capabilities and services.

Contributes to the creation of the architecture roadmap of defined domains, Business Application Data and Technology in support of the product roadmap and the development of best practices, including standardized templates.

Clarifies the architecture, assists with system design to support implementation, and provides solution options to resolve any architectural impediments.

Facilitates solution-driven discussions, leads the design of complex architectures, and finds creative solutions through knowledge of domain, practical experiments, and proof of concepts while ensuring architecture is flexible, modular, and adaptable.

Educates team members on the technology practices, standardization strategies, and best practices to create innovative solutions.

Supports the team as needed to select the technology stack required for solutions and helps select preferred technology products.

Performs design and code reviews to ensure all non-functional requirements are sufficiently met, for example, security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability.

 

Mainframe Storage Architect Individual Contributor

Duties to include:

  • Collaborating with others
  • Designing, developing, and setting strategy for mainframe storage architecture in a large, diverse, dynamic, and exciting storage environment.
  • Responsibilities will span mainframe storage, disk engineering, and virtual tape.

 

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ Years experience leading and managing multiple competing and dynamic deliverables with Mainframe Storage
  • 10+ Years experience and skills to include:
  • Storage Architecture
  • Encryption
  • Fiber protocols and configuration
  • FICON
  • HCD
  • I/O
  • Performance
  • DASD Switches
  • Virtual Tape
  • Refreshes, upgrades, inclusive of Brocade directors, switches, Hitachi DASD, and IBM Virtual Tape TS7700s
  • Storage Area Network, SAN replication design and configuration
  • Capacity, inclusive of network switches
  • Cost benefit analysis, consolidation, reduction
  • Design and Planning of Data Center Moves, inclusive of data center role swaps, prod to contingency, disaster recovery, and back
  • Disaster Recovery Exercises
  • Ability to lead and set direction under minimal supervision
  • Ability to exercise judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results
  • Skills:
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Architecture
  • Result Orientation
  • Solution Design
  • Technical Strategy Development
  • Application Development
  • Collaboration
  • Data Management
  • DevOps Practices
  • Risk Management
  • Agile Practices
  • Automation
  • Influence
  • Solution Delivery Process
  • Test Engineering
  • Shift
  • 1st shift
  • United States of America
  • Hours Per Week: 40

 

Learn more about this role View transcript Close transcript Music in background throughout On screen copy Bank of America logo Technology Architect Technology Architect writing code at his desk As a Technology Architect I design the systems and frameworks that our organization runs on, developing the digital ecosystem that our enterprise depends on every day - from designing systems to setting technical standards across the organization.

Technology Architect instructing a colleague one-on-one I guide team members through large-scale projects that make a massive impact on operations. And I rely on daily cross-team collaboration whether Im reviewing designs or mentoring engineers.

 

On screen copy Strategic planning Architecture reviews Team collaboration Every day is different but almost all of them involve strategic planning, architecture reviews, and working with all of our stakeholders to align on a path forward.

Technology Architect leading discussion in a meeting room On screen copy Balancing Innovation Risk Scalability Compliance Sometimes my work is a tightrope walk balancing innovation with risk, scalability, and compliance. Performance versus cost, security versus usability - there are trade-offs I need to weigh to find the best outcome for Bank of America and our clients.

 

On screen copy Leadership development My role puts me in a unique position for leadership development, enterprise exposure, and gaining technical depth that will only help me grow professionally. And staying active in forums and knowledge-sharing platforms helps keep me in-the-know and inspired. I love bringing what I learn to my work with engineers, product designers, business partners, and beyond. Thats where the real magic happens. Its all about new ideas and creative solutions for cross-functional success.

 

On screen copy Competitive benefits Theres a sense of accomplishment knowing the work we do has impact, but feeling supported and valued is a big piece of it too. On screen copy Competitive benefits With competitive benefits, recognition programs, and exciting career mobility, I feel motivated to take on the future of this industry. Im helping to build systems that are secure, scalable, and ready for whats next.

 

On screen copy Build relationships Build communities Build careers We all have goals. Pursue yours at Bank of America. We all have goals. Pursue yours at Bank of America.

 

Narrator What would you like the power to do Bank of America. On screen copy What would you like the power to do Bank of America logo Learn more at careers.bankofamerica.com On screen disclosure EOE disability veteran 2025 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. MAP 8651724 Expiration Date 06052027 End of transcript

Apply × To proceed with your application you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position. Acknowledge × To proceed with your application you must be at least 18 years of age. Acknowledge × Bank of America employees are required to meet all posting eligibility requirements prior to applying for any new position.

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