Lead Data Engineer

About this role:

• Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Data Engineer.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as key participant in large scale software planning for the Technology area
• Design, develop, and run tooling to discover problems in data and applications and report the issues to engineering and product leadership
• Review and analyze complex software enhancement initiatives for business, operational or technical improvements that require in depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
• Make decisions in complex and multi-faceted data engineering situations requiring understanding of software package options and programming language and compliance requirements that influence and lead Technology to meet deliverables and drive organizational change
• Strategically collaborate and consult with internal partners to resolve highly risky data engineering challenges

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Database Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Data Engineering, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• GCP, Big query, Starburst, Dremio, Pyspark, Python

Job Expectations:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest and transform data from multiple sources.
• Write optimized Python scripts for data processing, automation, and integration workflows.
• Leverage PySpark to process and analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured data on distributed computing platforms (e.g., Databricks, AWS EMR, Azure HDInsight).
• Develop complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and views for data extraction, transformation, and reporting.
• Migrate and re-engineer legacy SAS programs/macros into modern Python/PySpark equivalents.
• Collaborate with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and consistency across data pipelines and warehouses.
• Document data flows, transformations, and pipeline logic for maintainability.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize existing data workflows and jobs.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices in the data engineering team.
• Expert in GCP Data engineering

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.

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