Systems Architect Senior Manager, 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 Systems Architect Senior Manager to drive enterprise-level architectural planning and governance across Core Infrastructure Services. This role involves leading teams to create value-based solutions for technology management domains such as Data Hosting, Middleware, Compute, Cloud, and Storage, among others. Other responsibilities include talent development, risk and resource management, and collaboration with executives and engineers in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

Job Responsibility:

Lead architecture team to deliver enterprise priorities
Drive strategic alignment across business and technology
Develop roadmaps and improve architecture practices
Ensure software quality, security, and scalability
Manage risk, resources, and financial planning
Guide talent strategy and team development
Collaborate across all levels and external partners
Champion enterprise technology strategy
Acts in a strategic role across assigned Core Infrastructure Services and Technology Management domains, describing the current state and defining the target state and transition strategy for the organizations processes, and technology, and guiding or leading initiatives to achieve these transitions
Acting as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) around compute, storage, data center, data hosting, middleware, it service management, observability, automation, and platform management
Stay current with emerging technologies and advancements within existing technologies
Provides leadership and mentoring to Architects and engineers to grow architecture talent
Ability to visualize and plan for outcomes in the future and sustain work in achieving the outcomes. Involves an ability to support short-term trade-offs to achieve longer term gain
Lead strategic planning and architectural planning for infrastructure technologies
Provide expertise and leadership in selection and management of vendors to provide low-cost, high efficiency solutions, which are size-appropriate for the current environment while being able to expand as the organization grows
Provide leadership in the development of IT policies and operational procedures that affect the reliability of the IT infrastructure
Maintain and enhance professional expertise and skills through participation in appropriate educational and training seminars related to Information Technology
Support OpEx planning and execution with the Leader of infrastructure, heavily focused on building financial models in partnership with Finance
Responsible for budgets within his/her/their department and resource planning to meet project objectives.

Requirements:

6+ years of technology architecture and engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
3+ years of management or leadership experience
6+ years of experience architecting hybrid cloud, data center design and modernizing technology infrastructure landscape
6+ years of experience with strategic planning in technology
3+ years of experience researching new technologies, performing proof-of-concepts, and recommending solutions.

Nice to have:

Well versed in Virtualization, Public/Private Cloud, Operating System, Software Defined Storage, Containerization, Configuration/Drift Management, Middleware, Observability and Infrastructure as code
Experience with one or more of Azure, Google and AWS Cloud Services – leading design and architecture
Demonstrable experience in Data Center migration and related tooling
Cloud specific certifications, e.g. AWS Solution Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect
Hands on knowledge to support automated infrastructure instantiation of profiles such as VMware, PowerFlex, Nutanix
Deep experience with VMware products including ESXi, NSX-T, vRA, vROPS, vCenter, Redhat/Windows Server, Satellite, SCCM, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, OpenShift Enterprise, NetApp and PowerFlex Storage
Familiar and hands-on experience with infrastructure as code via CI/CD and automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, Packer
Familiar with relational and non-relational DB hosting platforms such as Mongo DB, Oracle Exadata, Microsoft SQL Server
Familiar with messaging platforms such as IBM MQ and Kafka
Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Experience working in an agile, product-oriented structure
Ability to interact with all levels with the organization
Strong comprehension within the compute, network, and storage technology domains.

What we offer:

Equal employment opportunity
Relocation assistance not available
Job stability and workplace inclusivity
Participation in compliance-driven company culture
Focus on professional growth through educational seminars.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 14, 2025

Expiration:
August 19, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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