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Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Architect. This position will be as part of Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology (CCIBT) to oversee the architecture and design of modernizing platforms serving commercial lending products. The Principal Architect will drive the technical vision and strategy for high‑volume, high‑availability transaction processing systems, translate business demands into scalable product capabilities, and develop a target-state modernization roadmap that supports commercial clients. This role will lead experienced architects and engineers in defining application, integration, and platform architecture. The Principal Architect will also work closely with Product Owners and Product Managers to shape the technical aspects of product design, ensuring solutions align with client needs, regulatory expectations, and enterprise standards. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with deep experience negotiating, collaborating, and influencing change across business, product, and technology teams in complex, regulated environments.
Job Responsibility:
Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the architectural framework & delivery for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering products and solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing the transformation strategy describing the current state, target state, and transition architecture
Develop and influence strategic plans, investment planning, and execution on cutover strategies to target
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an architectural domain expert advisor to leadership
Drive target investments towards target technologies and rationalize spending, total cost of ownership, and return on investment
Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices as it transforms toward target state architecture
Drive the definition, establishment, selection of strategic tools, and application of architecture frameworks
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommend innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization and can influence internal and vendor roadmaps in a significant capacity
Requirements:
7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
7+ years of experience producing architecture roadmaps and implementation plans that enable business and technology strategies
5+ years of experience within financial services, with direct exposure to commercial loan products and/or platforms
Experience in creating product‑aligned architectures in partnership with Product Managers and Product Owners
Strong background in transactional systems, including resiliency, scalability, security, and regulatory considerations
Nice to have:
7+ years of experience producing architecture roadmaps and implementation plans that enable business and technology strategies
5+ years of experience within financial services, with direct exposure to commercial loan products and/or platforms
Experience in creating product‑aligned architectures in partnership with Product Managers and Product Owners
Strong background in transactional systems, including resiliency, scalability, security, and regulatory considerations