Software Engineering Senior Manager

Irving, TX, United States

Wells Fargo will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who do not require work visa sponsorship from Wells Fargo now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Senior Manager to join our middleware platform team.

In this role, you will:

Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology

Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release

Design, develop, and deploy Kafka-based applications using Java, KTables, and KStreams

Implement data ingestion, processing, and delivery platforms to handle real-time data streams, including configuration of Kafka ecosystem components (brokers, Zookeeper, topics)

Engineer and configure Kafka connectors to seamlessly integrate with various data sources and sinks to enable frictionless data flow

Implement proactive observability and logging strategies to allow for seamless issue detection and troubleshooting across the platforms

Ensure data security and governance standards are implemented across the Kafka platforms

Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy

Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning

Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards

Determine appropriate strategy and actions to act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to meet moderate to high risk deliverables and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement

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 moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk

Collaborate with, partner with and influence 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 to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in technology engineering

Hire, build and guide a culture of talent development to have the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for product areas and products to meet business objectives and strategy, as well as conduct performance management for engineers and managers

Required Qualifications, US:

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

6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with Java and building Kafka applications

5+ years of experience with development and implementation of Kafka Connect

3+ years of Management experience

Desired Qualifications:

6+ years of people management experience, including the leadership and day-to-day performance management of highly technical individual team members

5+ years of large-scale experience with KTables and KStreams for data processing and aggregation

5+ years working closely with Middleware engineers, application architects, application development teams, and infrastructure hosting teams

5+ years of Unix/Linux operating system administration with shell scripting proficiency

5+ years of accomplishment in meeting or exceeding metrics/quotas/KPIs and receiving positive customer feedback.

Understanding of the software life cycle and implementation process

Experience with ServiceNow/JIRA or similar customer and issue tracking system

3+ years of scripting and task automation (Python, JSON, YAML)

3+ years of Ansible playbook development

Advanced knowledge of technical/business environment and problem determination strategies

REST API development

GIT usage, CICD build/pipeline management

Job Expectations:

This position offers a hybrid work schedule

Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Locations:

1525 W. W. T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina

300 South Brevard St. Charlotte, North Carolina

250 E. John Carpenter Frwy., Irving, Texas

190 River Rd., Summit, New Jersey

Posting End Date:

16 Apr 2024 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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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