Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Public Cloud Storage

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Chandler, AZ, USA
Hybrid
119K-206K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
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The Role
Lead design, engineering, automation, and adoption of cloud-based storage services (primarily GCP). Develop enterprise storage strategy, standards, and IaC (Terraform); enable hybrid-cloud migrations; ensure governance, security, data protection, resiliency, and cost optimization; evaluate technologies and mentor engineers.
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About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Storage Engineer in the Public Cloud Storage space to lead the design, engineering, automation, and adoption of cloud-based storage services with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role will be responsible for developing cloud storage strategy, establishing enterprise standards, onboarding new technologies, and enabling application teams to seamlessly consume storage services across hybrid cloud environments.
The ideal candidate will possess strong experience designing and operating storage solutions across on-premises and public cloud platforms, enabling workload mobility and data services between enterprise data centers and cloud environments. This individual will serve as a technical leader, driving modernization, automation, governance, and operational excellence across the storage ecosystem.
In this role, you will:
  • Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient storage solutions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Develop and maintain enterprise storage standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices
  • Lead storage strategy initiatives supporting hybrid cloud and multi-cloud adoption
  • Drive onboarding of new storage products, services, and technologies.
  • Partner with application, platform, security, and infrastructure teams to accelerate cloud adoption
  • Design and implement workload migration strategies between on-premises and cloud environments
  • Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
  • Automate storage provisioning, lifecycle management, and operational workflows
  • Establish governance, security, compliance, encryption, and data protection standards
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and provide architectural recommendations to leadership
  • Develop patterns for object, file, and block storage consumption across cloud and hybrid environments
  • Collaborate with vendors and product teams on roadmap development and platform enhancements
  • Support capacity planning, performance optimization, resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost management initiatives
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership for cloud storage modernization efforts
Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 5+ years of experience in storage engineering, cloud engineering, or infrastructure architecture
  • Deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Experience designing and supporting:
    • Cloud Object Storage
    • Cloud File Storage
    • Cloud Block Storage
    • Cloud Data Protection
  • Strong experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
  • Proven experience operating in hybrid cloud environments and migrating workloads between on-premises and cloud platforms
  • Experience developing engineering standards, architecture patterns, and operational governance frameworks
  • Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, encryption, and compliance requirements
  • Experience leading large-scale enterprise onboarding and modernization initiatives
  • Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure
  • Experience operating within a regulated enterprise environment
  • Experience with Kubernetes and containerized storage solutions
  • Experience integrating storage services into CI/CD and platform engineering workflows
  • Cloud certifications such as:
    • Google Professional Cloud Architect
    • Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer
    • AWS Solutions Architect
    • Microsoft Azure Architect
Desired Storage Platform Experience
Experience with any of the following technologies is highly desirable:
  • Public Cloud
  • Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
  • Filestore
  • S3
  • Persistent Disk
  • Multi-cloud storage architectures
  • On-Premises
  • NetApp ONTAP
  • Cohesity
  • Dell Technologies Storage Platforms
Key Skills
  • Cloud Storage Architecture
  • Hybrid Cloud Strategy
  • Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code
  • Python
  • Storage Engineering (Block, File, Object)
  • Cloud Governance & Security
  • Workload Migration & Modernization
  • Automation & Platform Engineering
  • Technical Leadership
  • Vendor & Product Management
  • Standards Development
  • Cost Optimization / FinOps
  • Disaster Recovery & Data Protection
Job Expectations:
  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship
    Establish the strategic direction for public cloud storage services.
  • Deliver scalable, secure, and standardized storage platforms
  • Accelerate cloud adoption through automation and self-service capabilities
  • Enable seamless workload and data mobility across on-premises and cloud environments
  • Drive innovation by evaluating and onboarding emerging storage technologies
  • Improve security, resiliency, operational efficiency, and customer experience across the enterprise storage landscape
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$119,000.00 - $206,000.00
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 benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Posting End Date:
31 Jul 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.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience
  • 5+ years of experience in storage engineering, cloud engineering, or infrastructure architecture
  • Deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Experience designing and supporting Cloud Object Storage, Cloud File Storage, Cloud Block Storage, and Cloud Data Protection
  • Strong experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
  • Proven experience operating in hybrid cloud environments and migrating workloads between on-premises and cloud platforms
  • Experience developing engineering standards, architecture patterns, and operational governance frameworks
  • Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, encryption, and compliance requirements
  • Experience leading large-scale enterprise onboarding and modernization initiatives
  • Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Experience with Microsoft Azure
  • Experience with Kubernetes and containerized storage solutions
  • Experience integrating storage services into CI/CD and platform engineering workflows
  • Experience operating within a regulated enterprise environment
  • Cloud certifications (e.g., Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect)
  • Experience with NetApp ONTAP, Cohesity, Dell Technologies Storage Platforms (desired)

Wells Fargo Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Retirement Support Retirement support is anchored by a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match on employee contributions after one year of service, with an additional non‑matching company contribution for some lower‑paid employees. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further expands long‑term savings opportunities.
  • Parental & Family Support Family supports include up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave available from the first day of employment, plus paid critical‑caregiving leave and extensive backup care options. Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy programs are highlighted with meaningful coverage and reimbursements, including a combined lifetime maximum up to $35,000 for eligible expenses.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is comprehensive from day one, spanning medical, dental, vision, mental health, prescriptions, and preventive care often fully covered in‑network. Employer cost‑sharing is emphasized alongside no‑cost counseling through the EAP within plan limits.

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