Lead Quality Automation Engineer

Wells Fargo

Lead Software Engineer driving quality and automation for enterprise payment platforms at Wells Fargo. Oversee strategy, planning, and execution across integrated systems.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeCharlotte • New Jersey, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $119,000 - $224,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JenkinsKafkaMicroservicesMongoDBNoSQLOracleSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
5+ years of experience in quality engineering, test strategy, and planning
3+ years of experience testing APIs, microservices, and message-based integrations (Kafka, MQ)
3+ years of experience with automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright or similar
2+ years of experience with test data management, service virtualization or mocking tools
3+ years of experience working with relational or NoSQL databases (Oracle and/or MongoDB)
2+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Harness, or equivalent)
1+ year of experience using GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software Engineeringquality engineeringtest strategyAPI testingmicroservices testingmessage-based integrationsautomation toolstest data managementservice virtualizationCI/CD pipelines

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationconsultationproblem-solvingmentoring