Principal Engineer, MQ & Kafka, Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Location:
United States, Irving ▼
Chandler
Charlotte

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

Wells Fargo is seeking a deeply technical Principal Engineer with elite-level expertise in both IBM MQ and Apache Kafka. This is a hands-on-keyboard role for a subject matter expert who will be the ultimate technical authority for our enterprise messaging and data streaming backbone. You will be responsible for architecting, building, securing, and optimizing our most critical data-in-motion platforms to support high-volume, low-latency financial applications.

Job Responsibility:

Architect, build, and optimize enterprise-grade IBM MQ and Apache Kafka infrastructure
Design and implement resilient, high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) topologies
Engineer solutions for diverse messaging patterns: request/reply, pub/sub, transactional, and event streaming
Define and enforce enterprise standards for MQ and Kafka configurations
Serve as technical design authority for all projects integrating with MQ or Kafka
Perform expert-level installation, configuration, and tuning of IBM MQ and Kafka
Implement advanced security controls for both platforms
Develop and maintain automation framework for provisioning and operational tasks
Lead performance tuning efforts to maximize throughput and minimize latency
Conduct deep-dive root cause analysis for production incidents
Act as senior consultant to application development teams on best practices

Requirements:

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education
deep, hands-on engineering experience with both IBM MQ and Apache Kafka in a large-scale enterprise environment
IBM MQ Expertise: Mastery of MQSC commands, MQ Explorer, and architectural patterns (Clustering, Multi-Instance)
Deep knowledge of MQ security (OAM, CHLAUTH) and log management
Kafka Expertise: Mastery of the Kafka ecosystem (Brokers, Zookeeper/KRaft, Connect, Schema Registry)
Proven experience with Kafka security (SASL, ACLs, mTLS) and performance tuning
Automation Proficiency: Strong scripting and automation skills using Ansible, Python, Shell, or Terraform
Integration Knowledge: Expert-level understanding of JMS, MQI, and Kafka client APIs
Troubleshooting: Elite-level debugging skills with ability to analyze network packets, application code, and system logs
Operating Systems & Networking: Solid expertise in Linux/UNIX and strong understanding of TCP/IP, firewalls, and load balancers
High-Volume Environments: Experience in financial services or industry with high-throughput, low-latency requirements

Nice to have:

Experience in financial services or another industry with high-throughput, low-latency, and zero-data-loss requirements
A builder's mentality with passion for automation and infrastructure-as-code
An obsession with performance and reliability
The ability to remain calm and methodical while troubleshooting high-pressure production outages
A natural collaborator who enjoys mentoring developers and other engineers

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 23, 2025

Expiration:
October 02, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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