**About this role:** Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer with deep cross-domain experience in enterprise‑class virtualization platforms, server engineering, and on‑premises hosting services. The Virtualization and Hardware Engineering team designs, maintains, and optimizes server platforms for both virtualized and bare‑metal environments. The team also develops automation to support fully automated provisioning and lifecycle management. Our work enables advanced infrastructure capabilities—including AI workloads—through certification of high‑performance hardware, integrated monitoring and security, and close collaboration with DevOps. These efforts streamline infrastructure delivery, strengthen compliance, and improve the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of systems across the enterprise. **In this role, you will:** + Lead in high level technical concepts spanning technology and business + Develop specifications for complex infrastructure systems, design and test solutions + Contribute to the testing of business, applications and technical infrastructure requirements + Drive solutions to reduce recovery + Review and analyze solutions for cloud security, secrets management and key rotations + Design, code, test, debug and document programs using Agile development practices + Design complex system upgrades + Resolve troublesome trends as they develop + Develop a long-range plan designed to resolve problems and prevent them from recurring + Direct the daily risk and control flow of operations, focusing on policies, procedures and work standards to ensure success + Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals **Required Qualifications:** + 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 Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience + 7+ years of Distributed Infrastructure and/or related IT Infrastructure experience + 7+ years of experience working with products related to the Automation of Virtualization, Server Infrastructure, Converged/Hyper-Converged hosting **Desired Qualifications:** + Experience with Hypervisors: VMware, Nutanix, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization + Experience with software defined networks and load balancers: NSX, AVI + Experience with Kubernetes or OpenShift container platforms + Scripting and/or automation experience: Python, Ansible, PowerShell + Operating Systems Knowledge: Windows, Linux + Experience leading or supporting the design, evaluation, and implementation of complex infrastructure hosting solutions and capabilities + Experience working in agile product teams in a highly regulated financial services industry + Experience with converged and/or hyper-converged infrastructure solutions at-scale in a large enterprise + Experience with virtualization and virtual hosting technologies and administration + Experience mentoring high-performing engineers + Experience with taking software/hardware products and services from inception to customer delivery + Proven experience transforming to and/or managing infrastructure functions in a product model construct, which would include participation in product roadmap planning and feature/backlog prioritization + Languages: Python, bash, PowerShell and integrating with API’s + Skilled in automation to include familiarity with VMWare Aria/VRA, Nutanix Calm, OpenShift Virtualization, Ansible, and other similar products + Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code delivery and management + Familiarity with Cloud hosting concepts and operating models + Expert knowledge and understanding of technologies related to infrastructure engineering + Ability to help remediate tough technical support issues + Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills + Strong organizational skills + Ability to work independently and as part of team on multiple overlapping projects + Ability to operate effectively in a geographically dispersed organization + Customer focused, service-oriented attitude **Job Expectations:** + Ability to work additional hours as needed + This position offers a hybrid work schedule + This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship + Relocation assistance in not available for this position + Telecommuting is not an option for this position **Posting End Date:** 8 Feb 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. Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process. **Applicants with Disabilities** To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/diversity/disability-inclusion/) . **Drug and Alcohol Policy** Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/wells-fargo-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. **Req Number:** R-519415