Principal Data Architect

Wells Fargo

Principal Data Architect develops data architecture in large-scale banking environments. Leading strategy and innovation within the Chief Data Office at Wells Fargo.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudNoSQL

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 experience in data architecture, data engineering, database platforms, or enterprise technology roles, with significant experience in large-scale financial services or banking environments.
7+ years of designing enterprise-scale data architectures across hybrid cloud, public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises platforms.
7+ years of experience with relational, NoSQL, columnar, distributed, and shared-nothing database technologies.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Ability to work a hybrid work schedule – 3 days a week on-site/in office and 2 days a week remote

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Hard Skills & Tools

data architecturedata engineeringdatabase platformsenterprise technologyrelational databasesNoSQL databasescolumnar databasesdistributed databasesshared-nothing databasescloud architecture

Soft Skills

strategic planninganalytical thinkinginductive thinkingleadershipcommunicationvisioncreativityinnovationinfluencecollaboration