Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Systems Operations Engineer.
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex, broad impact initiatives including provision of high level systems consultation for the technology teams
- Work as key participant in large scale planning of computer systems and network infrastructure for Systems Operations functional area
- Review and analyze complex technical challenges, as well as escalated support issues related to core business solutions that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors, such as alternatives, enhancements, periodic systems reviews, or improvements to existing systems
- Make decisions on technical changes and enhancements
- Consult with engineering team on change design requiring solid understanding of technical process controls or standards that influence and drive new initiatives
- Collaborate and consult with technical peers, colleagues, and mid to more experienced level managers to resolve systems support issues and achieve goals
- 5+ years of Systems Engineering, Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Advance understanding of application monitoring stack (Logs, Metrics, Events, Traces, Alerts) and ability to visualize and setup end to end observability (Infra and App components)
- Strong experience in using industry standard monitoring tools (AppD, Splunk, ELK, APM, Grafana, Prometheus, Etc)
- Experience in deploying the application to cloud platforms
- Experience in using CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Gradle, Groovy and Maven
- Experience in CM tools like Ansible
- Proficient in one of the programming Languages (Java and Python)
- Knowledge of Web services
- Experience in working Agile methodology
- Proficient in multiple infrastructure technologies
- Design, code, test and deliver software to automate manual operation work
- Java based application support experience
- Partner with different application teams throughout the life cycle to understand their application infrastructure monitoring and apply site reliability principles to baseline and set up SLOs for critical components.
- Identify application patterns and analytics in support of better service level objectives
- Design automated software and product upgrades, change management and release management solutions
- Other responsibilities extend to application deployment, change management, incident management, capacity upgrades, reporting, system integrations and essentially ensuring the availability of a stable and performing platform used by development and technology across the firms
- Design self-healing and resiliency patterns. Troubleshoot priority incidents, facilitate blameless post-mortems and ensure permanent closure of incidents
- Experience in running the chaos experiments
- Experience in measuring the reliability stack using SLI, SLO and Error budget
- Hands on experience in Linux
- Database experience - hands on in Oracle SQL, Pl/SQL, Mongo DB
- DevOps experience
- Very good experience on Autosys
- Knowledge of Abinitio
- Exposure to tools like Service Now, JIRA
- Hands on experience in Ansible, Python, Shell Scripting
- Familiarity with NDM, SFTP
- Basics of Networking
29 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.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years Systems Engineering or Technology Architecture experience
- Design and deliver automation to replace manual operational work
- Java-based application support experience
- Hands-on Python development
- Hands-on Linux administration
- Database experience: Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, MongoDB (hands-on)
- DevOps experience and CI/CD automation
- Autosys experience
- Ansible (configuration management) experience
- Shell scripting
- Knowledge of Abinitio
- Observability concepts (logs, metrics, traces, alerts) and end-to-end monitoring
- Experience with monitoring tools: AppDynamics, Splunk, ELK, APM, Grafana, Prometheus
- Experience deploying applications to cloud platforms
- Experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Gradle, Groovy, Maven
- Knowledge of web services
- Experience working in Agile methodology
- Exposure to ServiceNow and JIRA
- Familiarity with NDM and SFTP
- Understanding of SRE practices: SLI/SLO, error budget, chaos experiments
- Basics of networking
What We Do
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.2 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 continues to rank on the LinkedIn Top Companies lists of best workplaces “to grow your career.” 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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