Lead Systems Architect - Engineering Enablement
Wells Fargo
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Systems Architect within the Engineering Enablement domain. This role is pivotal in shaping the firm-wide strategy for development and testing frameworks. The ideal candidate is a forward-thinking technologist with deep expertise in modern engineering practices and tools, capable of influencing enterprise-wide architecture decisions. Success in this role requires adaptability, strong communication skills, and sound judgment in a dynamic environment.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the implementation of complex projects and initiatives that have companywide scope
- Assist in the creation of architectural artifacts for key technology initiatives
- Participate in the definition of future technology architecture and strategy
- Identify medium to high architectural impact projects
- Conduct complex technology and system assessments for architecture solutions
- Communicate the companywide Architecture strategy and direction to both management and systems related teams
- Make decisions in the development and maintenance of architectures
- Understand compliance and risk management requirements for supported areas
- Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies and industry best practices
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with development frameworks in Java, .NET, and Python.
- 3+ years of experience architecting solutions in test automation.
- 3+ Experience in automated testing frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter, Karate, Playwright, and Cypress.
- 2+ Experience with containerization and orchestration tools.
- 2+ years of experience with Developer Portals (e.g., Backstage, Cortex, Port).
- 2+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) or OpenShift Kubernetes.
- Deep understanding of software testing methodologies including Functional, Regression, Performance, API, Batch, Mobile, Chaos, Accessibility, and UI Testing.
- Strong experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, service ownership, and cloud-native development workflows.
- Certifications in AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift.
- Excellent analytical skills with high attention to detail.
- Strong organizational and prioritization abilities.
- Proven leadership in navigating ambiguity and driving change.
- Deep knowledge of architecture best practices and testing lifecycle management.
Job Expectations:
- Serve as the Product Architect for Engineering Enablement, overseeing development frameworks, the Developer Portal, and test automation strategy across various testing types (Unit, Regression, Functional, UI, Mobile, Batch, Performance, Chaos).
- Develop and maintain comprehensive architecture specifications for Quality Engineering and Development Enablement practices. Collaborate with stakeholders and secure approval through the Architecture Review Board (ARB).
- Standardize tooling and evaluate emerging development and testing technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Optimize and rationalize the development and testing product portfolio by promoting reusability, eliminating redundancies, and retiring non-strategic tools.
- Advise leadership on platform and application architecture to meet complex business and technical needs.
- Provide strategic direction and subject matter expertise on testing tools and technologies.
- Partner with CIO teams to drive adoption of standard tools and enhance testing maturity across the organization.
- Define architecture standards and patterns to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with enterprise goals.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to manage the lifecycle and currency of key products.
- Ensure compliance with risk management and regulatory requirements.
- Enforce adherence to Wells Fargo’s standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels, including senior leadership.
- Strong negotiation and collaboration skills to build successful relationships.
- Proactive, innovative, and customer-focused mindset.
- Skilled in identifying key issues, engaging stakeholders, designing solutions, and driving resolution.
Posting End Date:
2 Oct 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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