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The Role
Leads infrastructure engineering for enterprise middleware and messaging platforms, including IBM MQ, Kafka, and Solace. Designs, builds, deploys, maintains, migrates, and troubleshoots highly available clustered environments across multiple data centers and operating systems. Develops automation, monitoring, security, disaster recovery, operational readiness frameworks, runbooks, and enterprise services. Provides L2/L3 support, leads technical designs and risk management, coordinates vendors, and collaborates with leadership and cross-functional teams.
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About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Infrastructure engineer for Middleware & Messaging Operations team
In this role, you will:
25 Aug 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.
Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
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.
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Infrastructure engineer for Middleware & Messaging Operations team
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex initiatives to develop infrastructure to provide solutions for business applications
- Participate in various projects intended to continually improve or upgrade the infrastructure
- Evaluate internal and external software solutions which could be leveraged to meet target state architecture goals
- Review and analyse high impact outages to ensure the proper processes and procedures are in place to avoid problems in the future
- Design, build, deploy and maintain infrastructure solutions through collaborative efforts with the team and third-party vendors
- Design, code, test, debug and document programs using Agile development practices
- Make decisions in technical designs, implementation plans and identify project risks and resource requirements
- Direct the daily risk and control flow of operations, focusing on policies, procedures and work standards to ensure success
- Recommend courses of action to maintain cost effectiveness and achieve results
- Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
- Interact with customer and vendor
- 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 Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
- Hands-on experience at scale on Middleware (IBM MQ- [Appliance, x86 & zLinux], IBM Message Broker, KAFKA, Solace) Administration performing activities build, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, deploys, configuring, patching and compliance.
- Experience in configuring HA clusters like RHCS / Veritas /TSAMP and Multi Instance MQ qmgrs and troubleshooting issues involving HA clusters.
- Experience on IBM MQ on zOS, zLinux, Linux, AIX.
- Creating, configuring, and maintaining MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, Listeners, Topics
- Good understanding of MQ monitoring tools like IR360
- Hands on experience on IBM API Connect and manage WMB topology, ACE upgrades.
- Experience with Kafka Connect worker and connectors (Source and Sink)
- Protect the Kafka cluster with ingress connections and tune the Quotas, Request Percentages
- Experience on setting Confluent platform with MRC and SBK
- Ability to troubleshoot Authentication, Authorization issues.
- Experience SSL certificate management
- Experience in using Ansible jobs.
- Experience in using observability products like Grafana and Splunk
- Experience in writing Shell / Python scripts
- MQ Appliance
- 5+ years of Experience on IBM MQ Hardware Appliance and IBM MQ Distributed maintaining huge Distributed Clusters
- 5+ years of Experience in IBM MQ on different clustering techniques like RHCS, TSAMP, VCS etc.
- 5+ years of Experience on IBM MQ Hardware Appliance High Availability Clustering and Data Replication setup across multiple DCs.
- Experience on IBM MQ on zLinux, Linux, AIX OS flavors.
- Expertise on Handling the Large-scale migrations from MQ on On-prem/Cloud to MQ Hardware Appliance
- Expertise in handling the MQ hardware Appliance support, High Availability Clustering, Backup/Restore Procedures
- Design and establish procedures to build Appliances on Multi DC with replication and define an end-to-end automation strategy (tooling, ownership, and delivery timelines)
- Advise on MQ Hardware Appliance with capacity modelling and appliance sizing guidance to enable accurate footprint and cost planning.
- Help build/mature the MQ Hardware Appliance in terms of monitoring and alerting solution, including baseline thresholds and automated alerts, as a Day-1 operational requirement.
- Define and enforce a formal operational readiness framework on MQ Hardware Appliance encompassing security, compliance, access control, monitoring, observability, architecture, and support models before any production onboarding.
- Ability to interact with all levels of an organization, including leadership.
- Strong team or technical leadership experience Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Provide assistance in Problem determination and resolution at L2/L3 level
- Design new services, tools, and monitoring to be implemented at Enterprise level
- Performing DR/BCP tests, retro on the activities and maintaining BCP documents
- Experience working with Vendors on Product Troubleshooting
- Establishing and documenting production run books and guidelines for Admin and Support operations
- Creating, configuring, and maintaining MQ Objects like Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, Listeners, Topics
- Kafka (Confluent)
- Hands-on experience on Confluent Kafka platform setup, Topics, partitions, clients, Kafka Streams
- Experience with Kafka Connect workers and connectors (Source and Sink)
- Ability to troubleshoot Authentication and Authorization issues.
- Protect the Kafka cluster with ingress connections and tune the Quotas, Request Percentages
- Experience in setting Confluent platform with MRC and SBK
- Expertise planning, defining the strategy for the migration approaches.
- Help build/mature the Kafka (Confluent platform) in terms of monitoring and alerting solution, including baseline thresholds and automated alerts, as a Day-1 operational requirement.
- Solace
- Hands on experience in setting up the Solace platform for both Active/Active and Active/Passive
- Hands on experience on Solace Object creation (VPN, User/Client/ACL Profiles through CLI and SolAdmin)
- Setup best practices, technical guidelines, standards and developer productivity tools
- Expertise planning, defining the strategy for the migration approaches.
- Help build/mature the Solace Hardware Appliance in terms of monitoring and alerting solutions, including baseline thresholds and automated alerts, as a Day-1 operational requirement.
25 Aug 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.
Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
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, or equivalent experience, training, military experience, or education.
- Hands-on experience administering middleware at scale, including IBM MQ, IBM Message Broker, Kafka, and Solace.
- Experience building, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, configuring, patching, and ensuring compliance for middleware platforms.
- Experience configuring high-availability clusters such as RHCS, Veritas, TSAMP, or equivalent, including multi-instance MQ queue managers.
- Experience with IBM MQ on z/OS, zLinux, Linux, and AIX.
- Experience creating, configuring, and maintaining MQ queue managers, queues, channels, listeners, and topics.
- Understanding of MQ monitoring tools such as IR360.
- Hands-on experience with IBM API Connect, WMB topology, and ACE upgrades.
- Experience with Kafka Connect workers and source and sink connectors.
- Experience securing Kafka clusters using ingress connections and tuning quotas and request percentages.
- Experience setting up the Confluent Platform with MRC and SBK.
- Ability to troubleshoot authentication and authorization issues.
- Experience managing SSL certificates.
- Experience using Ansible jobs.
- Experience using observability products such as Grafana and Splunk.
- Experience writing Shell and Python scripts.
- Experience with IBM MQ hardware appliance high-availability clustering, data replication, backup and restore procedures, and migrations across data centers.
- Experience with Confluent Kafka topics, partitions, clients, and Kafka Streams.
- Experience setting up Solace Active/Active and Active/Passive platforms and creating Solace objects through CLI and SolAdmin.
- Strong technical leadership, communication, vendor collaboration, and L2/L3 problem-resolution skills.
- Experience performing disaster recovery and business continuity tests and maintaining production runbooks and guidelines.
Wells Fargo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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.
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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.
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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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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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