Application Network Services Tech Director
About This Role
Wells Fargo is seeking a Technology Director to lead the Application Network Services product area. ANS provides both emerging and foundational application security functions, as well as end-to-end delivery of a suite of network and security services. The role will lead teams that provide load balancing services and protect internet-facing web applications against vulnerabilities, application layer distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and bot detection through our cloud-based security solution, Virtual Front Door (VFD).
These teams also provide centralized coordination of applications network services, including firewall, load balancing, VFD, and DNS.
In This Role
You will manage a team of engineering managers and engineering leads, focus on delivering commitments aligned to enterprise strategic priorities, build support for strategies with business and technology leaders, guide development of actionable roadmaps and plans, identify opportunities and strategies for continuous improvement of software engineering practices, provide oversight to software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by the teams or third-party providers, identify financial management and strategic resourcing, set risk management guidelines and partner with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives, develop strategies for hiring engineering talent, lead implementation of projects and encourage engineering innovation, collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers, lead team to achieve objectives, interface with external agencies, regulatory bodies or industry forums, manage allocation of people and financial resources for Technology Strategic Leadership, and develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 4+ years of management or leadership experience
Desired Qualifications
- In-depth knowledge with Network and Security services such as load balancers, firewalls, application layer DDoS protection, DNS
- Experience in financial services
- Experience managing in a complex, matrixed environment and comfortable leading and executing through influence
- A can-do attitude and an agent to drive velocity and change
- Highly effective and proven consultative leader with strong business and data-driven acumen, to drive continuous improvement in a data-driven way
Job Expectations
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Pay Range
$215,000.00 - $355,000.00
Benefits
- Health benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid time off
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
- Parental leave
- Critical caregiving leave
- Discounts and savings
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Scholarships for dependent children
- Adoption reimbursement
Posting End Date
28 Jul 2026
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.
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