Lead Network Automation Engineer

About this role:
We are seeking a Lead Network Automation Engineer to join our Application Hosting - Secure Network Services team. This role is ideal for a technical leader who thrives on solving complex challenges and delivering mission-critical solutions in high-profile environments, helping drive the transformation of our network infrastructure through automation, enabling faster provisioning, enhanced transparency, and improved operational efficiency.
As a technical leader, you will lead network engineering initiatives, mentor team members, collaborate across teams, design, develop, and implement network solutions and automation that support the provisioning, operation, and maintenance of engineered network services.
The Application Hosting - Secure Network Services team provides foundational network infrastructure for Wells Fargo's data centers, enabling secure connectivity to business partners, the public Internet, and public cloud providers. We are focused on transforming our operations through full automation and delivering transparent, self-service infrastructure to our internal customers.
In this role, you will:

• Design and implement highly available, scalable, and secure enterprise network architectures.
• Lead cross-functional teams through planning, execution, and delivery of network projects using Agile methodologies.
• Evaluate or review queries to extract data, create standard procedures, or perform limited programming to fine tune systems supported
• Automate network tasks using Python, Ansible, and other tools.
• Research performance trends and recommend process improvements
• Perform complex migrations from development to production, upgrades, installations and configurations
• Make decisions in security and regulatory policies to design and implement foolproof secure network solutions
• Assess changes for risk to production systems and assure quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported areas
• Identify gaps in current technology processes and recommend changes to assure Service Level Agreements can be supported
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Network Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of Cisco routing and switching
• 3+ years of VPN technology configuration
• 3+ years of network automation
• CCNA certification

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Arista routing and switching
• 2+ years of firewall experience
• Demonstrated experience creating network automation solutions
• Experience with Ansible, Go, JINJA, NETCONF, Python, REST, YAML, YANG
• Experience in Git, Jira, Jenkins usage and integrations
• Experience with network management, automation, and orchestration tools, such a Ansible Tower, Cisco DCNM and Arista CVP
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Knowledge and understanding of technical experience including IP routing, switching, load balancing and firewall
• Experience creating automated testing
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment
• Experience with creating and or updating technical design documentation used by engineering teams
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Job Expectations:

• Willingness to align regular workday to eastern time zone
• Willingness to work on-site a minimum of 3 days a week
• Willingness to travel up to 10%
• Willingness to support occasional out of hours operational needs
• This position does not offer VISA Sponsorship

Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$119,000.00 - $224,000.00
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:
1 Oct 2025
* 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.
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