Lead Network Engineer
Wells Fargo
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Network Engineer, responsible for overseeing the configuration, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise firewall systems. This role ensures that firewall policies align with organizational security standards and compliance requirements. The coordinator will lead a team of firewall administrators, manage change control processes, and serve as the primary liaison between security, network, and application teams.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the review, resolution and implementation for the most complex technical issues and initiatives related to large scale network applications, data systems, voice and other technical products and services
- Coordinate teams that use and create diagnostic, simulation and other tools to maintain, troubleshoot and restore service or data to systems
- Evaluate or review queries to extract data, create standard procedures, or perform limited programming to fine tune systems supported
- Lead in the coordination, installation, support and maintenance of Firewall network infrastructure
- Provide technical coordination support to end users regarding hardware and application issues
- Drive initiatives that support network services including but not limited to switches, routers, firewalls, wireless networks and network security
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, and application teams to ensure secure and efficient connectivity.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to firewall administrators and junior staff.
- Develop and maintain documentation of firewall procedures.
- Perform complex migrations from development to production, upgrades, installations and configurations
- Make decisions in security and regulatory policies to design and implement foolproof secured network solutions
- Assess changes for risk to production systems and assure quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported areas
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Network Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 2+ years of experience in coordinating large complex network or firewall initiatives.
Desired Qualifications:
- Strong organization skills
- 1+ years of experience with SharePoint and excel tools
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced technical environment
- Driving team deliverables and execution while coordinating efforts with external teams
- Understanding of data reporting through Confluence/SharePoint
- Ability to self-manage
Job Expectations:
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule
- Relocation assistance in not available for this position
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
- Ability to work outside normal business hours
Posting End Date:
24 Jul 2025*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 unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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