Lead Systems Operations Engineer to support ECM Center of Excellence production systems, run operations, SRE, and DevOps. Lead complex system initiatives, troubleshoot full-stack issues, monitor performance, guide technical changes, and improve observability, deployments, and automation across a multi-application ecosystem.
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Systems Operations Engineer within its technology Digital Platform Engineering group. This role will support the platform for ECM Center of Excellence Delivery teams for production support of multiple critical applications. The position is responsible for supporting a portfolio of strategic products and applications across Run Operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevOps functions. Additional information about career opportunities and lines of business at Wells Fargo is available at wellsfargojobs.com.
In this role, you will:
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
For above posted locations - 119,000.00 - 187,000.00 USD Annual
Benefits:
07 Aug 2026
* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
27 Aug 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.
Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
Applicants with Disabilities
To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo .
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.
Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:
a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.
#BI-Hybrid
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Systems Operations Engineer within its technology Digital Platform Engineering group. This role will support the platform for ECM Center of Excellence Delivery teams for production support of multiple critical applications. The position is responsible for supporting a portfolio of strategic products and applications across Run Operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and DevOps functions. Additional information about career opportunities and lines of business at Wells Fargo is available at wellsfargojobs.com.
In this role, you will:
- Lead complex, broad impact initiatives including provision of high level systems consultation for the technology teams
- Work as key participant in large scale planning of computer systems and network infrastructure for Systems Operations functional area
- Review and analyze complex technical challenges, as well as escalated support issues related to core business solutions that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors, such as alternatives, enhancements, periodic systems reviews, or improvements to existing systems
- Make decisions on technical changes and enhancements
- Consult with engineering team on change design requiring solid understanding of technical process controls or standards that influence and drive new initiatives
- Collaborate and consult with technical peers, colleagues, and mid to more experienced level managers to resolve systems support issues and achieve goals
- Employ exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity.
- Review and analyze complex technical challenges, as well as escalated support issues related to core business solutions that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors, such as alternatives, enhancements, periodic systems reviews, or improvements to existing systems.
- Make decisions on technical changes and enhancements.
- Consult with engineering team on change design requiring solid understanding of technical process controls or standards that influence and drive new initiatives. Review and provide inputs on NFRs (non-functional requirements)
- Collaborate and consult with technical peers, colleagues, and mid to more experienced level managers to resolve systems support issues and achieve goals.
- Monitor application and system performance and proactively address issues.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to deployments, builds, and system integrations
- 5+ years of Systems Engineering, Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 3+ years of experience troubleshooting environments across the entire ecosystem (i.e. applications to infrastructure), identifying root cause, fixing, and documenting problems, and implementing preventive measures. Experience supporting technical efforts to design, build, and deploy cloud applications at the direction of lead architects, including largescale data processing.
- 3+ years experience with cloud platforms (Redhat OCP, GCP etc.)
- 3+ years experience with focus on Java based applications.
- 3+ years experience with observability tools like Splunk, AppDynamics, Grafana etc.
- Knowledge and experience in leading L2/L3 production support functions and troubleshooting issues.
- Knowledge of DevOps principles and practices and experience with continuous integration deployment pipeline.
- Strong scripting skills and automation mindset
- Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with OCP, Java, and Observability tools as well as performance monitoring and log management tools.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Harness, GitLab CI, Bamboo, Azure DevOps).
- Organized & structured in driving highly matrixed deliverables across cross functional teams and ability to quickly connect dots and troubleshoot issues
- Experience with SRE practices.
- Knowledge of ServiceNow, OS (Windows/Unix), DBs, load-balancing & auto-scaling solutions/patterns, network communications.
- Good communication skills and ability to drive adoption of enterprise capabilities, tools, and innovation improving availability in a multi-app ecosystem by evolving observability, monitoring, logging, synthetic monitoring, and chaos engineering.
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship or transfer of visa
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position
- 300 S Brevard St., Charlotte, NC
- 2600, S Price Rd. Building B, Chandler, AZ
- 401 W Las Collinas Blvd., Dallas, Texas
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
For above posted locations - 119,000.00 - 187,000.00 USD Annual
Benefits:
- Information about Wells Fargo's US employee benefits
- Information about Wells Fargo's International employee benefits
07 Aug 2026
* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
27 Aug 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.
Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
Applicants with Disabilities
To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo .
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.
Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:
a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.
#BI-Hybrid
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