Principal Architect - Corporate Investment Banking

Wells Fargo•Iselin, NJ

3d•$159,000 - $305,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Architect within the Chief Operating Office Technology portfolio to define and execute architecture strategy for Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) post-trade functions. The role aligns technology investments with business growth, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, resilience, and modernization priorities. As the portfolio’s senior architecture authority, the Principal Architect partners with business and technology leaders to establish target-state architectures across applications, data, integrations, cloud platforms, and emerging technologies. The role delivers scalable, secure solutions for CIB post-trade operations and leads technology transformation, ecosystem simplification, reusable data and integration standards, and cloud-native, AI-enabled, and automated capabilities. The position also helps shape future-state architecture strategies across the broader Consumer & Investment Banking technology organization. The role offers a hybrid work schedule with the ability to work in the office. It is not eligible for visa sponsorship, and relocation assistance is unavailable. The Iselin, New Jersey pay range is listed as $191,000–$248,000–$305,000; the general base pay range is $159,000–$305,000. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

Requirements

7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education, or a combination of these.
5+ years of technology design and engineering experience supporting investment banking, brokerage, trading, post-trade, or financial services platforms.
3+ years of workflow automation and process optimization experience.
2+ years of experience applying AI and/or generative AI frameworks, such as GPT, LangChain, or agentic AI, to investment operations, advisor workflows, or client servicing capabilities.
1 year of experience architecting and implementing conversational AI, intelligent assistants, or agentic solutions.

Nice To Haves

7+ years of architecture leadership within a Tier-1 global financial institution.
5+ years of experience in wealth management, brokerage, investment banking, capital markets, or consumer investment services.
Strong understanding of investment products, including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, managed accounts, retirement products, and alternative investments.
Experience building enterprise AI platforms using vector databases, knowledge graphs, semantic search, agent frameworks, and intelligent workflow automation.
Experience with trading and post-trade management platforms.
Knowledge of investment industry regulations, including SEC, FINRA, Reg BI, AML, KYC, and investor protection requirements.
Experience leading application rationalization, platform modernization, and cloud transformation initiatives across complex enterprise portfolios.
Familiarity with modern engineering toolchains such as GitHub Enterprise, Jenkins, Terraform, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
Ability to influence across organizational levels, particularly executive leadership.
Experience leading application modernization, consolidation, and rationalization initiatives.
Strong analytical skills and ability to derive insights from large and complex financial data environments.
Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Apply CIB post-trade expertise, enterprise architecture leadership, data and integration strategy, and modern AI and engineering capabilities to lead hands-on solution architecture and execution.
Advise business and technology leaders and develop or influence architecture solutions supporting investment advisory, brokerage, wealth management, portfolio management, trading, and client servicing platforms.
Lead architecture strategy and resolution of highly complex technology challenges across corporate and investment banking products and services.
Provide senior leadership with vision, direction, and expertise on transformation strategy, including current-state, target-state, and transition architecture.
Translate technology expertise and consumer investment business objectives into scalable engineering solutions.
Provide direction for innovative technology solutions that improve investor experience and advisor effectiveness.
Design and drive implementation of AI-driven solutions for advisor workflows, investment research, client communications, compliance monitoring, and operational efficiency.
Partner with risk, compliance, legal, and regulatory teams to ensure architectures support SEC, FINRA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
Promote architecture standards aligned with enterprise banking and investment technology strategies.
Monitor emerging technologies, digital assets, and AI capabilities that may create competitive advantages in investment services.
Engage strategically with senior leaders across technology, product, operations, risk, compliance, and investment businesses.
Follow applicable risk programs, Wells Fargo policies, and procedures; fulfill risk and compliance obligations; escalate and remediate issues; and make sound risk decisions.