Banking Channels Production Services Specialist ll
Banking Channels Production Services Specialist ll
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 providing front-line support to end users, responding to issues related to incidents and problem management governance for multiple applications, and leading triage activities on all business impacting incidents. Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with incident management and problem management policies and procedures, serving as a focal point for the customer, client, and associate experience, restoring complex production incidents under tight Service Level Agreements, and pursuing root cause and problem resolution follow ups.
Responsibilities:
Drive identification, triage, and resolution of production incidents with minimal business disruption
Drive Problem Management, including root cause analysis (RCA), mitigation, and permanent fix tracking
Manage incident and problem tickets through the enterprise ITSM platform, ensuring SLA adherence
Coordinate real‑time restoration activities, engaging development, infrastructure, and vendor teams
Oversee capacity and performance management, proactively identifying and mitigating risks
Utilize modern monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, and Geneos for proactive detection
Build and enhance automation scripts, dashboards, and alerts to reduce manual effort
Support CI/CD pipelines, including automated release and deployment processes
Partner with Engineering teams for onboarding new services, major upgrades, and platform changes
Ensure operational readiness for releases, deployments, and infrastructure upgrades
Required Qualifications
THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE WORK ON SOME HOLIDAYS AND WEEKEND FOR RELEASES
5-8 years of hands‑on experience in L2/L3 Application Production Support within banking or financial services
Strong experience supporting Corporate Banking and Channel applications, with a solid understanding of regional and global payment products and clearing systems.
Proven experience managing regional regulatory requirements and handling communications with regulators and senior stakeholders
Expertise in Incident, Problem, Change, Release, and Deployment Management
Hands‑on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as: Splunk, Dynatrace, Geneos
Experience working with CI/CD and automated release/deployment toolsets
Strong technical knowledge of Java / J2EE (Core Java, Web Services), integration technologies (SOAP/REST, MQ, Microservices), middleware platforms (IBM WebSphere MQ, JBoss, MuleSoft), and certificate management for secure application‑to‑application and external connectivity in banking environments
Unix and Windows operating systems with scripting capability
Databases (Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL Server, SQL) for production troubleshooting
Experience handling real‑time production incidents and high‑severity outages
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to engage senior stakeholders
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and effective prioritization
Self‑motivated, proactive, resilient, and able to work independently and within global teams
Demonstrated flexibility to work shift patterns, weekends, and public holidays
End‑to‑end exposure to Production Shared Services, including: Service analytics and reporting, Application monitoring and governance, Capacity and availability management
Strong experience driving automation and operational efficiency improvements
Exposure to DevOps practices and closer alignment with engineering teams
Ability to define, track, and present service stability KPIs and operational metrics
Experience serving as a senior escalation point for complex, cross‑functional incidents
Awareness of technology risk management and operational risk controls in a banking environment
Experience mentoring junior team members and collaboration with offshore or regional support teams
Recognized as a senior subject‑matter expert (SME) providing guidance and thought leadership without direct people management responsibility