Automation Principal Engineer

About the 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

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
• Bachelor’s 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, Go, .net 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

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

Pay

$159,000.00 - $305,000.00 (base pay range; may vary depending on demonstrated prior performance, skills, experience, or work location; incentive opportunities may also be available)

Schedule

Hybrid in-office schedule; no visa sponsorship; potential travel.