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Principal Engineer @ Wells Fargo

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Job Description

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal engineer for Architecture and Engineering team.
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
Required Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in cloud engineering roles.
  • Proven experience in architecting and designing solutions on at least one major cloud platform AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Strong experience with Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker, and container lifecycle management.
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps practices, and DevOps toolchains (Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, etc.).
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language Python, Go, Java, or Node.js.
  • Strong grasp of microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
  • Excellent skills in system design, API integration, and technical documentation.
  • Knowledge of cloud security, networking, monitoring, and cost management best practices.
  • Strong problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
  • Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect.
  • Experience with DevSecOps, FinOps, and cloud governance frameworks.
  • Prior experience in leading modernization or cloud migration initiatives.
  • Exposure to service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), serverless architecture, and edge computing is a plus.
Job Expectations:
  • Lead the design and architecture of enterprise-scale cloud-native solutions with a focus on scalability, security, and performance.
  • Guide the engineering team technically, setting best practices and mentoring senior engineers.
  • Collaborate closely with Cloud Architects, DevOps Engineers, and Application teams to design and implement cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
  • Define and implement CI/CD pipelines, automation strategies, and monitoring solutions aligned with DevOps best practices.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of cloud components including provisioning, deployment, scaling, and resilience.
  • Drive technical evaluations of cloud services and tools, proposing appropriate adoption strategies.
  • Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and cost optimization standards in all cloud implementations.
  • Act as a technical SME in OpenShift container platform and other Kubernetes-based orchestration systems.
  • Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and developer productivity.

Job Classification

Industry: IT Services & Consulting
Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Role Category: Software Development
Role: Head - Engineering
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: Wells Fargo
Location(s): Bengaluru

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Keyskills:   Compliance Java Azure Cloud Security Automation Architecture Github Red Hat Infrastructure As Code Devsecops Cloud Migration Iac Devops Microservices Jenkins Docker Terraform Gcp Cloudformation Ansible Aws Python Kubernetes

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