Application Network Services Tech Director

Wells Fargo Bank•Columbus, OH

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Technology Director to lead the Application Network Services product area. ANS provides both emerging and foundational application security functions, as well as end to end delivery of a suite of network and security services. The role will lead the teams which provide load balancing services and protect internet-facing web applications against vulnerabilities, application layer distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, and bot detection through our cloud-based security solution, Virtual Front Door (VFD). These teams also provide centralized coordination of applications network services, including firewall, load balancing, VFD, and DNS.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

In depth knowledge with Network and Security services such as load balancers, firewalls, application layer DDoS protection, DNS
Experience in financial services
Experience managing in a complex, matrixed environment and comfortable leading and executing through influence.
A can-do attitude and an agent to drive velocity and change.
Highly effective and proven consultative leader with strong business and data-driven acumen, to drive continuous improvement in a data-driven way.

Responsibilities

Manage 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
Provide oversight to software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by the teams or third party providers
Identify financial management and strategic resourcing
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 and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers
Lead 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