Mainframe Tape Storage Infrastructure Engineer

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 tool and service designs within a technical domain that enable business strategies in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include creating infrastructure tools and their integration as a service, facilitating deployment of technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include looking for opportunities to improve efficiency when implementing and maintaining tools/services and embracing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities will span multiple systems supporting Mainframe (System z) Storage projects and activities with varying degrees of complexity – includes build, development, implementation, maintenance, operations and client support.

Ability to work under minimal supervision from more seasoned consultants or managers – includes support of senior personnel and project managers on technical projects; may assist and help train junior analysts – includes guiding and providing technical peer reviews.

Ability to work on complex problems where analysis of situation or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors; exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.

Will participate in 7x24 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities:

Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards

Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies

Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose

Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes

Conducts on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption

Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers

Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains

Responsibilities will span multiple systems supporting Mainframe (System z) Storage projects and activities with varying degrees of complexity – includes build, development, implementation, maintenance, operations and client support.

Required Qualifications:

Must be able to participate in 7x24 on call rotation as well as some weekends and Holidays due to cutovers

7–12+ years of hands‑on experience supporting enterprise mainframe storage environments

Proven experience in 24x7, mission‑critical, highly regulated production environments

Experience operating at scale (multi‑data center, multi‑region, global firms). Strong understanding of:

z/OS I/O architecture (CHPIDs, control units, paths)

FICON protocols and multi‑pathing concepts

I/O performance diagnostics (RMF, SMF, DCOLLECT)

Experience working closely with z/OS systems programmers

Desired Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Advanced technical certifications and vendor training preferred. Operational Capabilities/Technical Skills

Leadership of SMEs With Skills and/or Knowledge Of Assembler

Ability to understand and modify if/as needed

No new development readily forecasted

ACC/SRS

CA1

DFHSM

DFSMS

IBM Utilities/Exits

ICF Catalogs

DB2 and IMS

Storage Admin perspective

REXX

Skills:

Analytical Thinking

Application Development

Automation

Production Support

Risk Management

Adaptability

Business Acumen

DevOps Practices

Solution Delivery Process

Solution Design

Other

Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Jersey City - 101 Hudson St - 101 Hudson (NJ2101)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$104,200.00 - $155,300.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

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.