**About this role:** + Wells Fargo is seeking a **Software Engineering Senior Manager** . + The COO Technology group delivers technology solutions for the Chief Operating Office, supporting operations, control executives, strategic execution, business continuity, resiliency, data services, regulatory relations, customer experience, enterprise shared services, supply chain management, and corporate properties. Our mission is to modernize and optimize technology platforms for these critical functions. + We are seeking a Technology Director to lead Data Platform Architecture and chair the COO Data Platform Architecture Forum, a strategic governance and collaboration initiative within Wells Fargo’s COO Technology division. This role is pivotal in driving data platform modernization, accelerating migration to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and ensuring architectural consistency across verticals. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with deep expertise in cloud-native data architecture, AI/ML enablement, and enterprise-scale governance. **In this role, you will:** + Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology + Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release + Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy + Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning + Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards + Determine appropriate strategy and actions to act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to meet moderate to high risk deliverables and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement + Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed + Interpret, develop and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk + Collaborate with, partner with and influence Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices + Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers + Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in technology engineering + Hire, build and guide a culture of talent development to have the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for product areas and products to meet business objectives and strategy, as well as conduct performance management for engineers and managers **Required Qualifications:** + 6+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education + 3+ years of management or leadership experience **Job Expectation:** **Platform Engineering & Architecture** + Design and implement real-time and batch data architecture on GCP. + Develop scalable data pipelines and orchestration frameworks for AI/ML, BI, and Generative AI use cases. + Implement event-driven architectures leveraging Pub/Sub, Dataflow, BigQuery, and Cloud Composer. + Build ingestion frameworks for structured/unstructured data using Apache Beam, Dataflow templates, and GCS. + Enable semantic layers and knowledge graphs for context-aware dataflows supporting advanced AI systems. + Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to ensure readiness for LLM fine-tuning and evaluation. + Implement data observability, lineage, and governance using Dataplex, Data Catalog, and Looker. **ADS Architecture Forum Leadership** + Chair the ADS Architecture Forum to align 16 migration efforts across COO verticals. + Drive collaboration among architects to share patterns, reusable components, and best practices. + Identify and resolve technical blockers through cross-team problem-solving. + Provide executive visibility into progress, risks, and resource needs. + Promote proven solutions for enterprise-wide adoption and accelerate time-to-production. **Additional Required Qualifications:** + 6+ years of technology strategic leadership experience. + 4+ years of management or leadership experience. + 6+ years in data engineering and cloud-based data architecture at scale. + 6+ years defining and executing data strategy for Data Lakes and Warehouses. + 3+ years leading AI/ML and Generative AI initiatives. + 5+ years delivering real-time data platforms using GCP services (Pub/Sub, Dataflow, BigQuery, Cloud Composer). + 5+ years with data mesh architecture, query federation tools (Starburst, Trino), and decentralized governance. + 6+ years with data contracts, metadata management, and data quality frameworks. + 4+ years building high-performing data engineering teams and fostering innovation. **Desired Qualifications** + Expertise in data modeling, partitioning, and optimization for AI/ML and BI workloads. + Strong knowledge of event-driven architectures and real-time analytics use cases. + Hands-on experience with GCP stack: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, GCS. + Familiarity with BI & ML tools: Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Vertex AI Feature Store, BigQuery ML. + Ability to influence cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders. + Experience in large financial services organizations (100k+ employees). + Deep experience in DevSecOps best practices and modern CI/CD toolchains (Harness, GitActions). + Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, and strategic thinking. + Excellent communication and presentation skills across technical and non-technical audiences. + Proven track record of leading teams in high-pressure environments. + Experience with Agile transformations and technology roadmaps. + Familiar with Java, Big Data, or Open Architecture stack. + Experience managing onshore and offshore teams. + This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship + Ability to travel up to 20% **Posting End Date:** 4 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-513483