About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Sofware Engineer

In this role, you will:

Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are companywide with broad impact
Act as a key participant in developing standards and companywide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines
Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs
Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors
Make decisions in developing standard and companywide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals
Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Required Qualifications:

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

Desired Qualifications:

A highly experienced engineering professional with over 12 years of IT industry experience, including the last 5 years specializing in MTS (Message Transaction Systems). Proven expertise in managing lower environments, supporting complex ACI-MTS releases, coordinating large-scale ORT events, and ensuring seamless collaboration across testing, operations, and middleware teams. Strong technical proficiency in Unix, Shell Scripting, IBM MQ, and MTS installations.
Strong proficiency in Unix commands and Shell Scripting
Hands-on experience with GMTS/EMTS MTS systems
Expertise in MTS installations and deployments
Working knowledge of IBM MQ fundamentals
Experience with JIRA, ServiceNow, and environment support workflows

Job Expectations:

Will be required to work in the office as per organizations In Office Adherence / Return To Office (RTO)
Manage and resolve JIRA and ServiceNow tickets related to GMTS/EMTS lower environments.
Support ACI-MTS releases, ensuring timely environment readiness and issue resolution.
Prepare and validate ORT environments ahead of testing cycles and collaborate with onshore teams during test execution.
Perform MTS code installations across lower environments in alignment with release management processes.
Collaborate with Testing, Operations, and Middleware teams to ensure environment availability for high‑priority test events.
Conduct and maintain regular environment health checks for GMTS and EMTS environments, ensuring stability and early issue detection.
Perform validation activities post‑middleware patches and coordinate cross-team resolutions for environment issues.

Core Competencies

Strong ownership and accountability
Effective cross-functional communication
Ability to work in fast-paced release and testing environments
Problem-solving and root cause analysis skills

Posting End Date:

13 Apr 2026

*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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