Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Database Engineer to join our Chief Technology Office (CTO). Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargo.com.
You will be responsible for creating and managing databases for the organization, including designing, building, installing, and maintaining databases to meet business needs. As you monitor database performance and recommend improvements for operational efficiency, you will ensure integrity, availability, and performance of database systems by providing technical support and maintenance. You will assist in capacity planning, space management and data maintenance activities, perform database enhancements, modifications, and database recovery and backup tasks on daily and weekly basis. You will continue to make an impact by developing and maintaining patches for database environments, identifying and recommending database techniques to support business needs, and maintaining database security and disaster recovery procedures.
You will perform troubleshooting and maintenance of multiple databases and resolve any database issues in accurate and timely fashion while providing 12x7 on-call support for complex production problems to include experience with escalation and communication of the problem to senior management.
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex or critical database management initiatives that typically involve multiple disciplines and business groups, including database architecture, design, integration and data modeling
- Provide the highest technical expertise for the planning, research, design implementation, maintenance, and control of server class databases
- Review and analyze complex database technologies that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
- Design and certify next generation database technologies
- Assist in database installations, including troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Recommend improvements to web application processing issues and design
- Consult with multiple client groups to provide strategic solutions, influencing long range internal and enterprise level database architecture and management strategies
- Provide technical leadership and recommendation into the future direction of database technology
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
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 of experience supporting Oracle databases in enterprise environments
- 5+ years of experience with Oracle GoldenGate replication
- 5+ years of expertise in Oracle performance tuning
- 5+ years of experience working with Oracle Exadata platforms
- 5+ years of experience managing Oracle RAC environments.
Desired Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience administering EDB PostgreSQL
- 3+ years of experience administering Mongo
- 3+ years of experience administering Yugabytes
- Strong background in core database engineering functions, including design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization
- 2+ years of experience using Python for automation or operational tasks
- Experience monitoring databases proactively to identify and resolve issues such as locks, failed updates, and performance bottlenecks
- Experience leading and driving automation initiatives to improve database reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
Job Expectations:
- This position will require 12x7 on call support
- Ability to work nights, weekends and/or holidays as needed
- Willingness to work on-site at stated location on the job opening
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Our technology professionals drive innovation, information security, and big data analytics while maintaining a network that handles more than 12 billion customer interactions a year. Join us! Are you looking for more? Find it here. At Wells Fargo, we're more than a financial services leader – we’re a global trailblazer committed to driving innovation, empowering communities, and helping our customers succeed. We believe that a meaningful career is much more than just a job – it’s about finding all of the elements to help you thrive, in one place. Living the Well Life means you’re supported in life, not just work. It means having robust benefits, competitive compensation, and programs designed to help you find work-life balance and well-being. You’ll be rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow. And we’re recognized for it – Wells Fargo once again ranked in the top three – making us the #1 financial services employer – on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Companies list of best workplaces “to grow your career” in the U.S. 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. © 2026 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.
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