Job Description

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Architect to shape the digital strategy and target technology ecosystem. In this role, the enterprise architect will drive the creation of the target architecture towards business capabilities that are modular, composable cloud-native services on modernized infrastructure. The enterprise architect will partner with domain architects to design target banking platforms lending to reuse, resiliency, agility, and customer centricity.

The enterprise architect will be a passionate technologist that can go broad as well as deep – must have the experience to operate across the enterprise through the understanding of available technology and tools and be an expert in the solution architecture practice. The candidate must be able to work effectively in a rapidly changing environment and possess excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and reasoning skills.

In this role, you will:

Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the architectural framework & delivery 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

Provide vision, direction and expertise to senior leadership on implementing the transformation strategy describing the current state, target state and transition architecture

Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an architectural domain expert advisor to leadership 

Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies and industry best practices as it transforms toward target state architecture

Drive the definition, establishment, selection of strategic tools, and application of architecture frameworks

Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization and can influence internal and vendor roadmaps in a significant capacity

Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership

Lead the development of strategy for capabilities across the bank and influence target state architectures with forward-looking architecture principles, data management, and modern technology

Credibly challenge line of business / domain architecture on alignment to enterprise goals

Contribute to forward-looking policies, patterns, standards, non-functional requirements, methodologies and industry best practices and work with domain architects to promote adherence

Provide leadership and guidance at architecture councils, review boards and internal and external architecture forums

Perform enterprise and portfolio-level analysis to drive investment analysis, rationalization, and convergence strategies

Support data center migration efforts and understand full stack architecture to migrate dependencies accordingly

Produce enterprise architecture specifications and documents using industry standard modeling languages and tools

Drive efforts to ensure resiliency, fault tolerance, and performance of architecture solutions

Stay current with technology innovations and industry best practices and apply across the enterprise, where valuable

Transform the Architecture practice

Required Qualifications:

7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

7+ years of architecture in one or a combination of the following areas: enterprise architecture, solution architecture, application architecture, infrastructure or security, or security architecture

7+ years of experience creating architecture strategy, designs, and patterns

7+ years of software development experience

2+ years of experience with architecting solutions using leading vendor solutions and in-house developed systems

Desired Qualifications:

Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Ability to influence across all organizational levels, particularly senior management

Ability to negotiate/challenge, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships

Knowledge and understanding of applications technology management role, including managing applications development and support for multiple systems and business functions

Ability to identify key issues, involve affected parties, design solutions, obtain buy-in, and communicate effectively through resolution

Ability to be proactive, innovative and creative in meeting customer and enterprise needs

3+ years of experience using industry standards such as BAG, BIAN, TOGAF and architecture modeling languages such as ArchiMate, UML, BPMN, etc. leveraging BizzDesign Horizzon

Bachelor’s and/or master’s in computer science or information systems

Prior related experience leading and/or managing architecture strategies with architecture roadmap that aligns with business strategy and objectives

Deep understanding of cloud technologies (GCP, Azure) and familiarity with data center exit strategies

Good analytical skills to set data driven insights with high attention to detail and accuracy

Lead application consolidation and rationalization efforts and the related emerging technology assessments

Job Expectations:

Ability to influence across all organizational levels, particularly senior management

Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships

Ability to effectively assess stakeholder, partner, or client needs while consulting, building solutions, and developing processes

Ability to be proactive, innovative and creative in meeting customer and enterprise needs

Ability to identify key issues, involve affected parties, design solutions, obtain buy-in, and communicate effectively through resolution

Ability to work effectively, as well as independently, in a team environment

 Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Position will require onsite presence at one of the required locations listed below in a hybrid work schedule

This position in not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$159,000.00 - $305,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

Health benefits401(k) PlanPaid time offDisability benefitsLife insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insuranceParental leaveCritical caregiving leaveDiscounts and savingsCommuter benefitsTuition reimbursementScholarships for dependent childrenAdoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

25 Jan 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.

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.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

 

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.