Bank of America Corporation

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Bank of America Corporation$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years as an Infrastructure Engineer or similar function
  • Proven experience in designing and owning architecture for modern database platforms
  • Expertise in establishing reference architectures for MongoDB, Redis, and graph databases
  • Skilled in evaluating emerging database technologies and aligning them with enterprise needs
  • Experience in ensuring architectures meet hybrid, multi-cloud, and sovereignty standards
  • Ability to create API-driven database platforms that simplify complexity for application teams
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automated provisioning workflows

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a consultant across various technologies to drive business outcomes
  • Develop software solutions to improve efficiency and support technology strategy
  • Translate business requirements into technical definitions and deployment blueprints
  • Participate in steering committees related to technical and infrastructure services
  • Evaluate reference models and playbooks for fitness and clarity
  • Mentor team members on compliance with engineering standards
  • Create an inclusive work environment while resolving organizational impediments

Benefits

  • Work in a leading-edge technical environment
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaborative team culture focused on learning and innovation
  • Chance to influence architectural strategies across the enterprise
  • Exposure to modern data technologies and methodologies
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

This job is responsible for leading the most complex technical designs that enable business strategies in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include facilitating deployment of the most complex technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include consistently looking for opportunities to improve the reliability and efficiency of implementing the services, and influencing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. You will act as a technical authority and platform owner, driving architecture, standards, and engineering practices across a portfolio of modern data technologies including:
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Graph databases (e.g., GraphDB, Neo4j, Stardog)
  • Emerging distributed and specialized data platforms


This role operates at the intersection of:
  • Database engineering
  • Platform engineering
  • Cloud/infrastructure architecture
  • Security and compliance integration


You will ensure platforms are:
  • Highly resilient and scalable
  • API-first and automation-driven
  • Simple and intuitive for internal consumers
  • Fully integrated into enterprise systems, controls, and workflows


Responsibilities:
  • Serves as a consultant on a broad range of technologies, platforms, and vendor offerings to drive targeted business outcomes
  • Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes and contributes to the technology strategy for end-to-end engineering solutions and provides feedback to the architecture teams
  • Translates business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies
  • Participates in various steering committees for technical and infrastructure service domains
  • Leads the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose
  • Mentors and guides team members to ensure system design technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
  • Creates an inclusive and healthy working environment and help to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
  • We are seeking a Senior / Lead Database Engineer to lead the design, engineering, and evolution of enterprise-grade modern database platforms. This role combines deep technical expertise with platform leadership, responsible for delivering scalable, resilient, API-driven database services that integrate seamlessly with enterprise infrastructure and control ecosystems.


Required Qualifications:
  • 7+ years as an Infrastructure Engineer or working in a similar function
  • Define and own the target architecture and engineering strategy for modern database platforms across the enterprise
  • Establish reference architectures, design patterns, and standards for document (MongoDB), in-memory (Redis), graph/knowledge graph platforms
  • Evaluate and guide adoption of emerging database technologies aligned to enterprise needs (e.g., AI/GraphRAG, real-time processing, fraud/KYC use cases)
  • Ensure architecture aligns with hybrid, multi-cloud, and sovereignty considerations
  • Lead the creation of API-driven, self-service database platforms that abstract complexity from application teams
  • Define and implement, service catalogs, golden deployment patterns, standardized provisioning workflows, reusable automation frameworks
  • Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code and platform-as-a-product principles
  • Ensure the platform delivers, consistent developer experience, rapid provisioning, standardized configurations, built-in governance and controls
  • Architect database services for enterprise-grade resilience, including multi-region/multi-site high availability, failover and disaster recovery strategies, backup/restore frameworks
  • Lead performance engineering, including sharding and partitioning strategies, caching patterns (e.g., Redis integration), workload isolation and scaling models
  • Define and enforce SLOs/SLAs and reliability benchmarks
  • Introduce proactive capacity planning and performance optimization models
  • Ensure deep integration with core infrastructure layers network (segmentation, routing, load balancing), compute (VM, bare metal, container orchestration), storage (block, file, object; performance tiers)
  • Partner with infrastructure and cloud teams to optimize deployment models, standardize connectivity and security patterns, enable Kubernetes/operator-based database management
  • Drive consistency across hybrid and multi-cloud deployments


Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience leading platform engineering or internal developer platform initiatives
  • Experience in financial services or regulated enterprise environments
  • Familiarity with Graph/RDF/semantic technologies, AI/ML and GraphRAG architectures
  • Experience with Kubernetes operators for databases
  • Knowledge of multi-cloud architectures and data sovereignty models
  • Experience with observability platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.)
  • Exposure to data governance and enterprise data architecture frameworks
  • Platform thinking and product mindset
  • Architectural leadership and systems design
  • Deep database engineering expertise
  • Automation-first mindset
  • Cross-domain integration (infra, security, enterprise systems)
  • Strong stakeholder management and influence

The ideal candidate:
  • Operates at a lead/architect level, bridging strategy and execution
  • Can standardize and scale database services across a complex enterprise
  • Balances engineering rigor with usability and developer experience
  • Proactively identifies risks, gaps, and optimization opportunities
  • Drives alignment across technology, operations, and governance domains


Skills:
  • Adaptability
  • Business Acumen
  • Production Support
  • Solution Design
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Automation
  • Influence
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Solution Delivery Process
  • Technical Strategy Development
  • MongoDB


Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

About Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. It was formed through the combination of the corporate and investment banking activities of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch following the acquisition of the latter by the former in January 2009. Bank of America completed the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co on 1 January 2009. Bank of America began rebranding all of its corporate and investment banking activities under the Bank of America Merrill Lynch name in September 2009. In April 2010, Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Christian Meissner as head of investment banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In April 2011, Bank of America Merrill Lynch integrated its corporate and investment banking operations into a single division. In October 2013, Bank of America Merrill Lynch was recognised as the Most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year in The Banker's Investment Banking Awards.

Bank of America Corporation Careers

Join the dynamic team at Bank of America Corporation, a premier global financial institution where innovation, leadership, and growth go hand in hand. As one of the largest banks in the world, we offer unparalleled job opportunities and a culture that values diversity, inclusion, and professional growth. Work You’ll Do At Bank of America Corporation, you’ll be part of a team that’s dedicated to making a real difference. Whether you’re helping families buy their first home, advising businesses on expansion, or developing cutting-edge financial technologies, your work will have an impact. Our commitment to leadership in the financial industry has never been stronger, and we need passionate, skilled professionals to lead our journey. Explore a World of Opportunities From entry-level positions to leadership roles, Bank of America Corporation offers a variety of career paths in areas such as investment banking, technology, marketing, and risk management. Our job opportunities span the globe, providing the chance to work alongside the best in the industry and develop skills that will propel your career forward. Internship Programs Kickstart your career with Bank of America Corporation’s internship programs. These opportunities provide hands-on experience and a chance to engage in meaningful work that complements your academic studies. Interns gain invaluable networking opportunities, receive mentorship from seasoned professionals, and learn about the culture and operations of a global financial leader. Benefits and Growth Bank of America Corporation is committed to the well-being and continuous professional development of our team members. We offer a competitive benefits package that supports the health, financial stability, and work-life balance of our employees. Our training programs and development initiatives ensure that every team member has the opportunity to grow and advance within the company. Inclusive Culture We believe our strength lies in our diversity. Bank of America Corporation fosters an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive. Through diversity training and a commitment to equal opportunities, we cultivate leadership and innovation that reflect the wide-ranging communities we serve. Join Our Team Are you ready to advance your career at a company that’s at the forefront of the financial industry? Explore the positions available at Bank of America Corporation and find where your skills and interests align with our needs. We are continuously hiring and looking for individuals who are curious, creative, and eager to drive change. Stay Connected Keep up to date with the latest from Bank of America Corporation Careers by subscribing to our job alert emails. Tailor your subscription to receive updates that match your career interests and get insider tips that can help you during your application and interview process. Bank of America Corporation is not just a company—it’s a place where you can shape your future and the future of finance. Join us and be part of a team that’s redefining what a bank can be.
Learn more about Bank of America Corporation
Size
208,000 employees
Market Cap
$260.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.8 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
-1.4%
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