Principal Infrastructure Engineer - Public Cloud Storage

Wells Fargo & Company•Minneapolis, MN

2d•$159,000 - $279,000

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, primarily on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The role develops cloud storage strategy, establishes enterprise standards, onboards new technologies, and enables application teams to consume storage services across hybrid cloud environments. The position provides technical leadership for storage solutions across on-premises and public cloud platforms, supporting workload mobility and data services between enterprise data centers and cloud environments. It drives modernization, automation, governance, and operational excellence across the storage ecosystem, with responsibility for scalable and secure storage platforms, workload migration, data protection, resilience, and cost management. The role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. The stated base pay range is $159,000 to $279,000; employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities. The posting end date is November 9, 2026, though the posting may be removed earlier due to applicant volume.

Requirements

7+ years of engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education, or a combination.
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, and 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.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

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, or Microsoft Azure Architect.
Experience with Google Cloud Storage (GCS), Filestore, S3, Persistent Disk, or multi-cloud storage architectures.
Experience with on-premises storage technologies such as NetApp ONTAP, Cohesity, or Dell Technologies Storage Platforms.
Python.

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.
Establish the strategic direction for public cloud storage services.
Deliver scalable, secure, and standardized storage platforms.
Accelerate cloud adoption through automation and self-service capabilities.
Enable workload and data mobility across on-premises and cloud environments.
Improve security, resiliency, operational efficiency, and customer experience across the enterprise storage landscape.
Follow applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures and fulfill risk and compliance obligations, including monitoring, governance, escalation, remediation, and sound risk decisions.