Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Public Cloud Storage

Wells Fargo Bank•Irving, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Storage Engineer in the Public Cloud Storage space to lead the design, engineering, automation, and adoption of cloud-based storage services with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role will be responsible for developing cloud storage strategy, establishing enterprise standards, onboarding new technologies, and enabling application teams to seamlessly consume storage services across hybrid cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience designing and operating storage solutions across on-premises and public cloud platforms, enabling workload mobility and data services between enterprise data centers and cloud environments. This individual will serve as a technical leader, driving modernization, automation, governance, and operational excellence across the storage ecosystem.

Requirements

5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
5+ years of experience in storage engineering, cloud engineering, or infrastructure architecture
Deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experience designing and supporting: Cloud Object Storage, Cloud File Storage, Cloud Block Storage, Cloud Data Protection
Strong experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
Proven experience operating in hybrid cloud environments and migrating workloads between on-premises and cloud platforms
Experience developing engineering standards, architecture patterns, and operational governance frameworks
Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, encryption, and compliance requirements
Experience leading large-scale enterprise onboarding and modernization initiatives
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Experience with Microsoft Azure
Experience operating within a regulated enterprise environment
Experience with Kubernetes and containerized storage solutions
Experience integrating storage services into CI/CD and platform engineering workflows
Cloud certifications such as: Google Professional Cloud Architect, Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Architect
Experience with any of the following technologies is highly desirable: Public Cloud Google Cloud Storage (GCS), Filestore, S3, Persistent Disk, Multi-cloud storage architectures, On-Premises NetApp ONTAP, Cohesity, Dell Technologies Storage Platforms

Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient storage solutions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Develop and maintain enterprise storage standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices
Lead storage strategy initiatives supporting hybrid cloud and multi-cloud adoption
Drive onboarding of new storage products, services, and technologies.
Partner with application, platform, security, and infrastructure teams to accelerate cloud adoption
Design and implement workload migration strategies between on-premises and cloud environments
Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
Automate storage provisioning, lifecycle management, and operational workflows
Establish governance, security, compliance, encryption, and data protection standards
Evaluate emerging technologies and provide architectural recommendations to leadership
Develop patterns for object, file, and block storage consumption across cloud and hybrid environments
Collaborate with vendors and product teams on roadmap development and platform enhancements
Support capacity planning, performance optimization, resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost management initiatives
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership for cloud storage modernization efforts