Software Engineering Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking an experienced and technically strong Software Engineering Manager to lead our Cloud Engineering team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud platforms, container orchestration (especially OpenShift), and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This role requires a hands-on leader who can drive architecture and delivery, while mentoring engineering teams and influencing DevOps best practices at scale.

In this role, you will:* Manage, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor engineer roles with low to moderate complexity and less experienced managers who are responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology

• Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
  
• Engage with architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture to enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example, cloud readiness, application modernization and data strategy
  
• Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
  
• Identify and recommend opportunities for driving resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
  
• Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to make decisions and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement culture
  
• Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed
  
• Interpret, develop, and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with low to moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
  
• Collaborate and consult with the Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices
  
• Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers
  
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering including career development and performance management for engineers and managers on the team
  
• Hire, mentor and guide talent development of direct reports to build the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for the supported product areas/products
  

Required Qualifications:* 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 2+ years of Leadership experience
  

Desired Qualifications:* 4+ years in Cloud Engineering with at least 3+ years in people management

• Proven experience managing high-performing engineering teams (5+ direct reports).
  
• Strong expertise in public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  
• Deep hands-on experience in Red Hat OpenShift (including deployment, administration, and tuning).
  
• Solid understanding of Kubernetes, containerization, and microservices.
  
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible, or similar.
  
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  
• Familiarity with security, compliance, and governance in the cloud.
  
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
  
• Certification in AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift.
  
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments.
  
• Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools (e.g., Argo CD, Flux).
  
• Exposure to FinOps practices for cloud cost management.
  

Job Expectations:* Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting cloud-native solutions.

• Oversee deployment and management of applications on OpenShift and other container platforms.
  
• Define and drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
  
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, and Development teams to ensure secure and scalable cloud infrastructure.
  
• Own the end-to-end delivery of cloud infrastructure components from design to production.
  
• Establish and enforce cloud engineering best practices, CI/CD standards, and operational excellence.
  
• Drive cost optimization, monitoring, and performance tuning across cloud environments.
  
• Provide thought leadership on new technologies and evolving cloud capabilities.
  
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate cloud toolsets and platforms for integration.
  

Posting End Date:

12 Aug 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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