Wells Fargo Principal Engineer Data Architect 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

717815440

In this role, you will:

• Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
• Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
• Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
• Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
• Establish and drive target state architecture for Consumer Lending Data products
• Define the target state architecture vision with forward looking Architecture principals, data management including data lineage, data quality and modern technology
• Based on understanding of current state architecture, define an architecture roadmap to realize target state
• Rationalize applications and domains in Consumer Lending with Enterprise solutions
• Adapt to and influence Consumer Lending and Enterprise technology strategies
• Contribute to Consumer Lending Data strategy and ensure that architecture patterns and frameworks uphold it
• Drive efforts to ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and performance of data solutions
• Contribute to NFR requirements and drive strategies to uphold NFR's through automation and frameworks
• Stay abreast of technology innovations and industry best practices and apply to Consumer Lending solutions where valuable
• Collaborate with firm-wide security team on evolving security patterns around data architecture
• Transform the Architecture practice

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 7+ years of architectural design and planning experience
• 5+ years of experience creating data strategies, target state and roadmaps
• 2+ years of experience with architecting data solutions using the data stack one GCP or Azure
• 2+ years of strong understanding of architectural concepts and elements of a modern data stack across the data life cycle and Data Products
• 2+ years experience consulting, influencing and partnering with business executives, leadership, human resources partners and peers

Desired Qualifications:

• Certification is preferred in at least one of AWS/Google/Microsoft public cloud vendors
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to influence across all organizational levels, particularly senior management
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships
• Knowledge and understanding of applications technology management role including managing applications development and support for multiple systems and business functions
• Ability to identify key issues, involve affected parties, design solutions, obtain buy-in, and communicate effectively through resolution
• Ability to be proactive, innovative and creative in meeting customer and enterprise needs
• Experience with a customer service mindset and a focus on continuous improvement
• Ability to effectively assess stakeholder, partner, or client needs while consulting, building solutions, and developing processes
• Knowledge and understanding of home lending or consumer lending
• Financial services industry experience
• Experience with PCF/Tanzu or other cloud computing technologies
• Extensive technical skills and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of an entire line of business or infrastructure sub-domain
• The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) certification highly preferred
• Experience in Data Architecture and one or a combination of the following: systems, applications, or architecture planning

Job Expectations:

• Position will requireonsite presenceat one of the required locations listed below in a hybrid work schedule
• This position innoteligible for Visa sponsorship
• Relocation assistance isnotavailable for this position
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to influence across all organizational levels, particularly senior management
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships
• Ability to effectively assess stakeholder, partner, or client needs while consulting, building solutions, and developing processes
• Ability to be proactive, innovative and creative in meeting customer and enterprise needs
• Ability to identify key issues, involve affected parties, design solutions, obtain buy-in, and communicate effectively through resolution
• Ability to work effectively, as well as independently, in a team environment

Locations:

• 1525 W T Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC
• Irving, TX
• 800 S Jordan Creek Pkwy., Des Moines, IA

27 Feb 2025

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.