Wells Fargo

Principal Engineer, Data Private Cloud

Wells Fargo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: CharlotteNew JerseyNorth CarolinaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Own the architecture of the enterprise data platform (OpenShift, Kubernetes, modern data stacks)
  • Define platform standards for security, scalability, multi-tenancy, and operational excellence
  • Lead decisions around compute orchestration (Spark on K8s, YuniKorn), query federation (Trino, Kyuubi), and metadata management (Gravitino, Hive Metastore)
  • Design authentication/authorization (Keycloak, AD, Ranger)
  • Shape infrastructure strategy and open-source deployment patterns
  • Lead Terraform-based IaC and repeatable deployment practices
  • Architect networking, ingress, and service mesh configurations
  • Oversee PKI, SSL/TLS, and certificate lifecycle management
  • Build monitoring and observability strategies (OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Ensure resilience through scheduling, quotas, and capacity planning
  • Implement GitOps for declarative deployments
  • Provide leadership across: Compute: Spark on K8s, Kyuubi, JupyterHub
  • Query/Analytics: Trino, Superset
  • Orchestration: Airflow on Kubernetes
  • Catalog/Governance: Gravitino, DataHub, Ranger
  • Storage: Iceberg, S3/NetApp, PostgreSQL
  • Messaging/Search: Kafka, OpenSearch
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (OSFI, SOX, PCI-DSS)
  • Implement multi-tenant isolation and robust security boundaries
  • Lead security reviews, threat modeling, and remediation
  • Partner with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams on audits and controls

Requirements

  • 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments (OpenShift Container Platform strongly preferred)
  • Proven track record designing and operating large-scale data platforms in enterprise environments
  • Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries
  • Experience with Kubernetes scheduling frameworks (YuniKorn, Volcano) for batch and AI workload optimization
  • Contributions to open-source projects in the data or infrastructure
  • Experience building and deploying applications with enterprise data sources
  • Hands-on experience with transformer architectures and fine-tuning open-source models
  • Professional certifications: CKA/CKAD, AWS/Azure/GCP Professional, Terraform Associate
  • Experience with GitOps practices (ArgoCD, Flux)
  • Background in platform product management or developer experience
Benefits
  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
KubernetesOpenShiftTerraformSparkTrinoKafkaPostgreSQLAirflowJupyterHubIceberg
Soft Skills
leadershipdecision makingcollaborationstrategic planningproblem solvingcommunicationorganizational skillsrisk managementcompliance managementsecurity reviews
Certifications
CKACKADAWS ProfessionalAzure ProfessionalGCP ProfessionalTerraform Associate