Software Engineering Manager - Automation

Wells Fargo•Irving, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Wells Fargo is hiring a hands-on technology leader to lead automation engineering and help shape the future direction of its automation capabilities. The role calls for a seasoned leader with experience leading an automation team, a record of driving engineering excellence, modernizing environments, and delivering business outcomes. Experience with network automation platforms such as Nautobot is highly valued. This is not a development role. The manager leads and develops engineering teams, helps establish technical direction, and takes ownership of complex initiatives from concept through execution. The position ensures architecture alignment, security, stability, scalability, and risk management; collaborates across engineering, architecture, product, and vendor teams; and manages people and financial resources. The position is hybrid, with three days in the office and two days working from home. Visa sponsorships and visa transfers are not available.

Requirements

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, education, or a combination of these.
3+ years of Leadership experience.
Prior experience leading an automation team.

Nice To Haves

Experience with network automation platforms such as Nautobot.
A proven track record of driving engineering excellence, modernizing environments, and delivering meaningful business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Manage, coach, and develop individual-contributor engineers and less experienced managers responsible for building high-quality capabilities with modern technology.
Ensure adherence to Banking Platform Architecture and fulfillment of non-functional requirements with each release.
Work with architects and experienced engineers to apply Wells Fargo Technology strategies and understand next-generation domain architecture, including application migration paths, cloud readiness, modernization, and data strategy.
Represent the product technically in cross-team collaboration and planning.
Identify and recommend ways to resolve technology roadblocks involving code, build, and deployment; manage the software development lifecycle and security standards.
Serve as an escalation partner for scrum masters and teams, make decisions, and help remove impediments while encouraging learning, experimentation, and continual improvement.
Build engineering skills alongside the team in the codebase, conduct peer reviews, assess quality and alignment with technical direction, and guide design as needed.
Ensure security, stability, and scalability in technology functions; identify, manage, and mitigate technology and enterprise risk.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to improve user satisfaction, influence requirements and roadmap priorities, promote innovative solutions, articulate technical strategy, and advocate for agile and DevOps practices.
Interact directly with third-party vendors and technology service providers.
Manage allocation of people and financial resources for technology engineering, including career development and performance management for engineers and managers.
Hire, mentor, and guide the talent development of direct reports.