Test Developer

About the role

Enterprise Independent Testing (EIT) has established itself as the enterprise utility for testing all end-to-end processes on behalf of the Second Line of Defense, Frontline Units (FLUs), and Control Functions (CFs), enabling more efficient and effective testing. This role is responsible for developing capabilities such as models, analytical tools, and testing scripts that provide timely, actionable insights into the operational health of Bank of America’s processes.

Responsibilities

• Embody EIT core skills: critical thinking, decisiveness, enterprise mindset, proactivity, project management, risk management, adaptability, collaboration, customer and client focus, effective written and verbal communication, and control rigor and discipline.
• Partner effectively with process and data owners in the FLUs/CFs, risk managers, Global Compliance Operational Risk (GCOR), and various teams within EIT that provide operational, data sourcing, and technology infrastructure support.
• Use methodology outputs, including analytical tools and testing scripts, to drive process improvements and timely detection of errors.
• Communicate effectively to explain the rationale, methodology details, and results to a broad set of audiences, including key senior stakeholders across the Bank, auditors, and regulators.
• Apply experience in process and operational excellence.
• Review test builds, maintenance, and quality assessments.
• Oversee the identification and handling of issue escalation/resolution to prevent delays in delivery and identify and leverage opportunities for automation where possible.
• Interact extensively with internal or external contacts to identify, research, analyze, and resolve complex problems.
• Ensure effectiveness and compliance with laws, rules, and policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or above in fields including, but not limited to, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Process and Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, Accounting, or Business Administration, or equivalent work experience.

2 years of relevant work experience.

Skills

• Process Design: Ability to understand how work is executed within an organization, evaluate efficiencies, and identify areas for overall process improvement and growth.
• Test Development: Ability to design and document tests used to measure the effectiveness of the Bank’s processes and controls, as well as adherence to applicable laws, rules, regulations, and internal policies and procedures.
• Test Reporting: Ability to produce testing results, reporting, and data-driven insights for the test inventory.
• Test Development Life Cycle: Understands the end-to-end test development life cycle, from test request to development, execution, and dissemination of results. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet testing objectives.
• Programming Languages: Strong computational programming skills using programming languages or scripts such as Spark, R, C, Java, YAML, and others.
• Python: Strong programming skills using Python and its packages.
• Software Engineering: Understands the software engineering life cycle and can apply it to daily coding activities.
• Database Administration: Experience developing and maintaining complex databases and data sets.
• Automation: Ability to design, deploy, and refine predictive programming algorithms to minimize repetitive tasks and increase capacity by using real-time data to recognize patterns.
• Business Acumen and Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of the product, the underlying business, and associated technical domains.
• Problem Solving: Approaches challenges creatively and effectively, even under constraints.
• Growth Mindset: Continuously explores new technologies, frameworks, and best practices to stay ahead of industry trends.
• Attention to Detail: Writes clean, maintainable code and proactively identifies and resolves issues.

Schedule

1st shift (United States of America), 40 hours per week.