Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior System Operations Engineer
In this role, you will:
- Lead or participate in managing all installed systems and infrastructure within the Systems Operations functional area
- Contribute in increasing system efficiencies and lowering the human intervention time on related tasks
- Review and analyze moderately complex operational support systems, application software, and system management tools to ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
- Work with vendors and other technical personnel for problem resolution
- Lead team to meet technical deliverables while leveraging solid understanding of technical process controls or standards
- Collaborate with vendors and other technical personnel to resolve technical issues and achieve highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
- 4+ years of Systems Engineering, Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 4+ 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.
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience managing large-scale Middleware environments, including Solace appliances or Brokers.
- Strong hands-on experience with Solace PubSub+ appliances.
- Expertise in handling larger Application Migrations on Solace Appliances.
- Expertise in firmware upgrades, patching, and maintenance lifecycle.
- Solid experience with TLS/SSL certificate management (CSR creation, renewal, rotation, trust store updates).
- Ability to troubleshoot hardware alerts, including Fan/temperature, Disk/SSD, NIC and redundancy issues, HA failovers.
- Experience coordinating vendor support (Solace TAC) including RMA, part replacement, and RCA.
- Strong operational knowledge of VPN creation, Queue / Topic Endpoint creation, ACL profiles, client profiles, quotas.
- Skills in performance tuning/window tuning for high throughput and low latency.
- Experience using CLI, SolAdmin, SEMP API, and monitoring dashboards.
- Strong L3 troubleshooting skills for production platforms.
- Understanding of HA/DR architecture in Solace.
- Knowledge of replay, transaction settings, and advanced Solace features.
- Experience implementing DMR (Dynamic Message Routing) or event mesh.
- Automation/scripting (Python, Bash, Ansible).
- Experience with other messaging platforms (Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ).
- Cloud exposure (AWS/Azure/GCP) with Solace PubSub+ Cloud.
- Networking concepts: BGP, routing, multicast, certificates at enterprise scale.
- Experience managing capacity planning and throughput optimization.
- Familiarity with enterprise monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk).
- Solace certification (SSC or architecture).
- Experience supporting an enterprise-level environment.
- Thorough understanding compliance standards and risk management practices for systems within the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) sector.
- Provide implementation support for key risk initiatives.
- ITIL v4 Certification.
3 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
- 4+ years of Systems Engineering or Technology Architecture experience
- Hands-on experience managing large-scale middleware environments including Solace appliances or Brokers
- Strong hands-on experience with Solace PubSub+ appliances
- Experience with firmware upgrades, patching, and maintenance lifecycle for appliances
- TLS/SSL certificate management (CSR creation, renewal, rotation, trust store updates)
- Troubleshooting hardware alerts (fan/temperature, disk/SSD, NIC, redundancy) and HA failovers
- Coordinate vendor support including TAC, RMA, part replacement, and RCA
- Operational knowledge of VPN creation, Queue/Topic endpoint creation, ACL and client profiles, quotas
- Performance and window tuning for high throughput and low latency
- Experience using CLI, SolAdmin, SEMP API, and monitoring dashboards
- Strong L3 troubleshooting skills for production platforms
- Understanding of HA/DR architecture and Solace advanced features (replay, transactions)
- Automation/scripting skills (Python, Bash, Ansible)
- Experience with other messaging platforms (Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ)
- Cloud exposure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Solace PubSub+ Cloud
- Networking concepts: BGP, routing, multicast, enterprise certificate management
- Familiarity with enterprise monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk)
- Solace certification (SSC or architecture) and ITIL v4 certification
- Experience supporting enterprise-level environments and BFSI compliance/risk practices
Wells Fargo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage begins on day 1 with medical, dental, and vision, and includes mental health, prescription drugs, and preventive care often covered at 100% in-network. Well-being resources such as 24-hour clinical support and an Employee Assistance Program add to the breadth.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides up to 16 weeks for a primary caregiver (4 weeks for non-primary) alongside fertility benefits and up to a $35,000 lifetime reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, and donor expenses. Backup child and adult care further supports family needs.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with company matching contributions up to 6% of eligible pay. An employee stock purchase plan adds another avenue for long-term savings.
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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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