Lead Data Engineer

The Wealth Management Data Solutions (WMDS) organization provides direct technology support for core engineering products, operational data products and data analytics. It develops and drives engineering strategy, while enabling tech transformation by partnering closely with WIM product groups.  Not only does the team develop the engineering blue- print and core components, but it serves as the liaison to the Enterprise Architecture Group.  With 300+ staff members across the US and India, Data Solutions is on a mission to modernize its technology and build stronger, more agile scrum teams.  We are seeking world-class talent, like you, to help deliver innovative solutions and to drive that transformation.  If you’re passionate about tackling complex challenges and advancing technology, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of data-driven solutions.

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineering to lead the data pipeline and analytical reporting technology development efforts for Wealth Management Data Solutions. In this role, you will provide design for ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) application supporting reporting and analytics. This Lead Data Engineer will lead a high-performing data engineering team and will be responsible for overseeing the development of software solutions, ensuring alignment with strategic business and product objectives. This role requires a technical expertise, and product management capabilities. Through collaboration, all employees can have an impact and make a difference for the entire company. Explore opportunities with us for a career in a supportive environment where you can learn and grow. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as key participant in large scale software planning for the Technology area

• Design, develop, and run tooling to discover problems in data and applications and report the issues to engineering and product leadership

• Review and analyze complex software enhancement initiatives for business, operational or technical improvements that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors

• Make decisions in complex and multi-faceted data engineering situations requiring understanding of software package options and programming language and compliance requirements that influence and lead Technology to meet deliverables and drive organizational change

• Strategically collaborate and consult with internal partners to resolve highly risky data engineering challenges

• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk.

• Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost.

• Building reusable virtualized datasets to reduce redundancy.

• Improving governance and delivery standard across Analytical Reporting technology.

• Refactoring and Reengineering legacy SQL Server and MS access-based dependencies.

• Provide technical leadership and enforce engineering best practice.

Required Qualifications:

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

• 5+ years working in an Agile or Kanban development environment

• 5+ years of working with DevOps CI/CD tools (GitHub or Jenkins)

• 5+ years of experience with SQL Server database design and development

• 5+ years of experience with Python development

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ Years of developing enterprise-scale data modeling and pipeline engineering

• 5+ Years of developing modern data pipeline design, development and orchestration

• 5+ Microservice, Restful API, and Containerization Design and Development

• 5+ Power BI or Tableau Reporting Development

Job Expectations:

• Position offers a hybrid work schedule

• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Locations:

• 300 S Brevard St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

• 2801 Market St., F & L Bldg. Saint Louis, Missouri 63103

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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