Wells Fargo

Financial Services

SeniorLeadSystemsOperationsEngineer

$159–305k Iselin, New Jersey, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Lead Systems Operations Engineer at Wells Fargo. Skills: Systems Operations, Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Strategy. Lead complex initiatives. Provide high-level systems consultation”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

On-call support, Incident response

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years Systems Engineering, 7+ years Technology Infrastructure, 5+ years production support, 3+ years operations engineering

Nice to Have

Deep understanding of SRE principles, Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms, Experience with observability platforms, Expertise in automation tools, Technical expertise, Communication skills, Stakeholder engagement skills

What You'll Do.

Lead complex initiatives

Provide high-level systems consultation

Participate in large scale planning

Review technical challenges

Analyze escalated support issues

Make decisions on technical changes

Consult with engineering team

Develop reliability engineering frameworks

Implement reliability engineering frameworks

Lead strategic planning

Architect automation solutions

Establish governance for observability

Establish governance for telemetry

Establish governance for incident management

Partner with leadership

Define reliability goals

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Technical peers; Colleagues; Mid-level managers; Experienced managers

Communication Scope

Stakeholder engagement

Process & Methodology

Strategic planning

Full Job Description

**About this role:** Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Lead Systems Operations Engineer to join the Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking Technology (CCIBT) organization. This role functions as a Business Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with enterprise-level influence, driving strategic initiatives across infrastructure platforms. The Senior Lead will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping the reliability strategy, architecture, and operating model for infrastructure platforms supporting business-critical applications. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at [wellsfargojobs.com](mailto:wellsfargojobs.com) **In this role, you will:** * Lead complex, broad impact initiatives including provision of high-level systems consultation for the technology teams * Work as key participant in large scale planning of computer systems and network infrastructure for Systems Operations functional area * Review and analyze complex technical challenges, as well as escalated support issues related to core business solutions that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors, such as alternatives, enhancements, periodic systems reviews, or improvements to existing systems * Make decisions on technical changes and enhancements * Consult with engineering team on change design requiring solid understanding of technical process controls or standards that influence and drive new initiatives * Collaborate and consult with technical peers, colleagues, and mid to more experienced level managers to resolve systems support issues and achieve goals **Key Responsibilities:** * Develop and implement enterprise-wide reliability engineering frameworks * Lead strategic planning for infrastructure operations, migrations, and hybrid cloud adoption * Architect automation solutions for operational tasks and platform resilience. * Establish governance for observability, telemetry, and incident management practices * Partner with leadership to define long-term rel

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