Data & Analytics Principal Architect

Wells Fargo

Principal Architect leading architecture strategy for Core Banking Modernization at Wells Fargo. Collaborating with senior leaders and ensuring alignment between business outcomes and platform strategy.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeIselin • New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the architectural framework & delivery for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering products and solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing the transformation strategy describing the current state, target state, and transition architecture
Develop and influence strategic plans, investment planning, and execution on cutover strategies to target
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an architectural domain expert advisor to leadership
Drive target investments towards target technologies and rationalize spend, total cost of ownership, and return on investment
Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices as it transforms toward target state architecture
Drive the definition, establishment, selection of strategic tools, and application of architecture frameworks
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization and can influence internal and vendor roadmaps in a significant capacity

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
5+ years of experience defining data strategy, including hands-on knowledge of customer data domain, cloud-based operational and analytical data platforms
Experience with cloud and data architecture, domain-driven design, architecture frameworks, product thinking, and Agile delivery
Experience with strategic data and/or financial systems architecture within the financial services industry
Skilled in negotiating, influencing, and collaborating to build strong partnerships; able to mentor other architects
Ability to partner with platform engineering and architecture teams on solutions that span multiple domains

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

architecture experiencedata strategycloud architecturedata architecturedomain-driven designarchitecture frameworksAgile deliveryfinancial systems architectureanalytical data platformsoperational data platforms

Soft Skills

negotiatinginfluencingcollaboratingmentoringstrategic planningvisioncreativityinnovationanalytical thinkinginductive thinking