DevOps Engineer – Lead

Bank of America

. Configure complex software delivery automation .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timePennington • New Jersey • United StatesSenior💰 $119,400 - $165,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in DevOps practices, including Continuous Delivery and automation, while effectively leading teams and mentoring engineers. Proficient in application deployment, troubleshooting, and cloud-based solutions, with a strong focus on process improvement and cross-functional collaboration.

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DevOps EnablementContinuous Delivery PracticesApplication Deployment AutomationCloud-Based SolutionsTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills

DevOpsContinuous DeliveryApplication TroubleshootingJava/J2EESQLLinux/Unix AdministrationShell ScriptingInfrastructure as CodeNetworking ConceptsMessage Queuing Technologies

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCommunicationMentoringCollaborationInfluencing

Tools & Technologies

Ansible TowerXL ReleaseHarnessMerlinWebSphereJBossTomcatIBM HTTP ServerSplunkDynatrace

Industry Keywords

Release EngineeringMiddleware SupportApplication SupportAgile Software DeliveryInfrastructure as a Service

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleCloudJ2EEJavaLinuxPerlPythonShell ScriptingSplunkSQLTerraformUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Configure complex software delivery automation
Ensure software deployments meet access, ownership, and authentication standards
Provide technical direction within a functional domain
Modify code for software deployment automation
Oversee software promotion pipelines for complex/high-availability applications using Continuous Delivery practices
Lead end-to-end DevOps enablement across development, testing, certification, and production environments
Execute and support application deployments using enterprise deployment and automation tools including Ansible Tower, XL Release, Harness, and Merlin
Partner with Release Management, Infrastructure, Application Development, and Support teams
Lead DevOps initiatives and drive team execution
Develop metrics and reporting and represent the team in leadership forums
Support continuous process improvement
Mentor DevOps Engineers, decompose complex tasks, and assign work to individuals or teams
Respond to escalated events and issues and create action-plan summaries for stakeholders
Collaborate with application owners on CI/CD tool adoption strategies
Monitor and respond to aggregate alert trends across CI/CD service KPIs
Propose new CI/CD service platform features and capabilities
Address risk and audit issues related to access control, separation of duties, and software release management standards
Integrate CI/CD platform changes across monitoring, alerting, forecasting, and reporting functions
Work with IaaS environments and cloud-based solutions
Support enterprise application environments including WebSphere, JBoss, Tomcat, and IBM HTTP Server (IHS)
Perform application troubleshooting and root cause analysis

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, Communications, or a related technical field
5+ years of experience in DevOps, Release Engineering, Middleware Support, Application Support, or related disciplines
Hands-on experience supporting Windows Server environments (2016/2019/2025)
Experience with enterprise application servers and web servers
Strong understanding of enterprise web application architectures
Experience troubleshooting Java/J2EE applications and performing end-to-end application flow analysis
Experience working with databases, including SQL queries and updates
Working knowledge of networking concepts
Strong Linux/Unix administration skills
Experience with DevOps and monitoring tools such as Ansible, BladeLogic, CA APM/CA Introscope (or equivalent), Splunk, Dynatrace
Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills
Experience with cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platforms
Knowledge of deployment and release management tools such as Harness, Merlin, uDeploy, Perforce
Experience with message queuing technologies (MQ)
Scripting and programming experience with Shell Scripting, Perl, Java, or Python
Experience working in Agile software delivery environments
Exposure to infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform or similar tools
Experience leading teams, mentoring engineers, and driving operational excellence initiatives
Ability to influence cross-functional teams and represent DevOps organizations in leadership discussions
Ability to participate in scheduled release weekends, approximately one weekend per month

Benefits

Comp & perks

Industry-leading benefits
Paid time off
Resources and support to employees
Annual discretionary incentive award based on individual performance, line of business/group performance, and Company success