Technology Director, Network Automation

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking an accomplished Technology Director to lead the development of a next-generation Network Automation Framework This leader will build and lead a focused team of engineering leaders, architects, software engineers, and AI-first practitioners responsible for delivering a secure, scalable, and reusable automation platform for enterprise network infrastructure. This is a greenfield engineering mandate focused on integrating strategic capabilities already available within Wells Fargo with new platform services across infrastructure data collection, observability and analytics, source-of-truth and intent management, event-driven orchestration, workflow execution, APIs, dashboards, ITSM integration, and conversational operations. The Technology Director will own the platform architecture, product roadmap, talent strategy, governance, and delivery outcomes, partnering across Engineering, Operations, Security and Risk teams to drive adoption and measurable enterprise value.

Why this matters: Wells Fargo is evolving toward an automation-first operating model in which infrastructure services are delivered through common platforms, reusable engineering patterns, policy-based controls, and increasingly intelligent decision support. The Network Automation Framework will provide the connective foundation between what the network is intended to do, what telemetry indicates is occurring, and what actions can be safely taken in response. This role offers the opportunity to define the architectural patterns and engineering culture for a capability that will influence how critical infrastructure is delivered and operated for years to come.

In this role, you will:

• Build and lead a team of engineering managers and engineering leads
• Focus on delivering commitments aligned to enterprise strategic priorities
• Build support for strategies with business and technology leaders
• Guide development of actionable roadmaps and plans
• Identify opportunities and strategies for continuous improvement of software engineering practices
• Identify financial management and strategic resourcing
• Lead implementation of projects and encourage engineering innovation
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 10+ years of management or leadership experience
• 10+ years of experience in network engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, cloud networking, or software engineering.
• 4 plus years proven success delivering large-scale infrastructure automation, autonomous operations, or platform engineering transformations.

Desired Qualifications:

• Built an internal developer platform, network automation platform, or infrastructure control plane used at enterprise scale.
• Demonstrated experience designing and scaling enterprise automation platforms used across multiple engineering organizations.
• Experience building automation frameworks that integrate observability, orchestration, workflow execution, APIs, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Led engineering teams responsible for automation platforms supporting thousands of devices, services, or cloud resources.
• Experience at a hyperscale cloud provider, large financial institution, telecommunications provider, SaaS company, or comparable technology organization.
• Experience establishing a Source of Truth strategy, intent-based automation model, or autonomous operations framework.
• Experience applying AI and modern software engineering practices to infrastructure operations and reliability engineering.
• Successfully transformed a traditional operations organization into a software-driven engineering model.

Job Expectations:

• No visa sponsorship
• Hybrid in-office schedule
• Potential travel

Pay Range
 

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 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

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.