Application Network Services Tech Director

Wells Fargo•Columbus, OH

22h•$215,000 - $355,000

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Technology Director to lead the Application Network Services (ANS) product area. ANS provides emerging and foundational application security functions and end-to-end delivery of network and security services. The role leads teams that provide load balancing services and protect internet-facing web applications against vulnerabilities, application-layer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and bots through the cloud-based Virtual Front Door (VFD) security solution. The teams also centrally coordinate application network services, including firewall, load balancing, VFD, and DNS. The director manages engineering managers and engineering leads, guides strategy and roadmaps, and oversees the security, availability, resilience, scalability, and craftsmanship of solutions developed by internal teams or third-party providers. The role also manages people and financial resources, risk initiatives, hiring strategies, project implementation, engineering innovation, and talent development. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Requirements

10+ years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education, or a combination.
4+ years of management or leadership experience.

Nice To Haves

In-depth knowledge of network and security services such as load balancers, firewalls, application-layer DDoS protection, and DNS.
Experience in financial services.
Experience managing in a complex, matrixed environment and comfort leading and executing through influence.
A can-do attitude and ability to drive velocity and change.
Strong consultative leadership, business and data-driven acumen, and ability to drive continuous improvement using data.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of engineering managers and engineering leads.
Focus on delivering commitments aligned with enterprise strategic priorities.
Build support for strategies with business and technology leaders.
Guide the development of actionable roadmaps and plans.
Identify opportunities and strategies for continuous improvement of software engineering practices.
Provide oversight of software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by teams or third-party providers.
Identify financial management and strategic resourcing needs.
Set risk management guidelines and partner with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives.
Develop strategies for hiring engineering talent.
Lead implementation of projects and encourage engineering innovation.
Collaborate with and influence professionals at all levels, including more experienced managers.
Lead the team to achieve objectives.
Interface with external agencies, regulatory bodies, or industry forums.
Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Technology Strategic Leadership.
Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy.