Automation Principal Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer for Network Automation and Software development. The skills for this position are critical to build and deliver a successful plan and service offering taking the organization to the target state.

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 in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives enterprise technological environment organization structure and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
• Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommend innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of Network Engineering / Network Operations experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience.
• 5 years of Software Development / Network Automation experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience training military experience.
• 5 years of technical documentation experience
• 5 years of programming and scripting skills: e.g. Python Go Django Perl Ansible Terraform

Desired Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a principal architect or senior engineer capacity preferred
• Relevant certifications (e.g CCIE Automation JNCIE) preferred
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or other related area of study
• Containers (docker Kubernetes) Helm Harness and other package managers or AI driven CICD frameworks.
• Temporal Celery and other workflow or runtime execution environments.
• Demonstrable Software development in Python
• API experience: Restconf Netconf Swagger API based integration
• Observability: gRPC flow data logging Grafana ELK Prometheus
• Experience with information security and risk management including policy and standards information security assessments security best practices and mitigation solution design and implementation
• Strategic planning experience in translating leadership vision into executable strategies and initiatives
• Financial Services experience
• Strong leadership skills

Job Expectations:

• No visa sponsorship
• Hybrid in-office schedule
• Potential travel

Pay Range

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit Market Financial Crimes Operational Regulatory Compliance) which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring governance risk identification and escalation as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business units risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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Drug and Alcohol Policy

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