Software Engineering Sr Manager

Wells Fargo & Company•Iselin, NJ

1d•$191,000 - $305,000•Onsite

About The Position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Software Engineering Senior Manager as part of Identity Access Management Engineering. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, focusing on building secure, scalable identity governance solutions and advancing cloud-first architecture strategies. The leader will drive platform modernization, improve development practices through AI-assisted tools, and ensure alignment with enterprise security and compliance standards. Success in this role requires strong engineering judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead through complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Requirements

7+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
3+ years of management or leadership experience
5+ years of experience in Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) across identity lifecycle (Joiner/Mover/Leaver), access request, certification, role & entitlement modeling, and SoD controls

Nice To Haves

Proven experience leading large-scale IGA consolidations/migrations from legacy platforms (e.g., OIM, Tivoli, SailPoint IIQ, custom IGA) into modern cloud-based solutions like Saviynt EIC
Strong integration and engineering background leveraging APIs, SCIM/REST, and connector frameworks to onboard enterprise applications (cloud, on-prem, and custom)
Cloud-first IAM architecture and operations experience, including SaaS delivery models, scalability, resiliency, and secure DevSecOps practices
Enterprise program leadership and stakeholder management skills to drive cross-functional alignment (engineering, application teams, risk/compliance, audit) and execute firmwide transformation initiatives
Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to influence technical direction and drive organizational change
Familiarity with compliance frameworks and security best practices
Experience scaling engineering teams and managing cross-functional collaboration
Ability to manage in a matrixed organization environment
Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities

Responsibilities

Manage, coach, and develop a team or teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers in roles with moderate complexity and risk, responsible for building high quality capabilities with modern technology
Ensure adherence to the Banking Platform Architecture, and meeting non-functional requirements with each release
Partner with, engage and influence architects and experienced engineers to incorporate Wells Fargo Technology technical strategies, while understanding next generation domain architecture and enable application migration paths to target architecture; for example cloud readiness, application modernization, data strategy
Function as the technical representative for the product during cross-team collaborative efforts and planning
Identify and recommend opportunities for driving escalated resolution of technology roadblocks including code, build and deployment while also managing overall software development cycle and security standards
Determine appropriate strategy and actions to act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and the teams to meet moderate to high-risk deliverables and help remove impediments, obstacles, and friction while encouraging constant learning, experimentation, and continual improvement
Build engineering skills side-by-side in the codebase, conduct peer reviews to evaluate quality and solution alignment to technical direction, and guide design, as needed
Interpret, develop and ensure security, stability, and scalability within functions of technology with moderate complexity, as well as identify, manage and mitigate technology and enterprise risk
Collaborate with, partner with and influence Product Managers/Product Owners to drive user satisfaction, influence technology requirements and priorities in the product roadmap, promote innovative and intelligent solutions, generate corporate value and articulate technical strategy while being a solid advocate of agile and DevOps practices
Interact directly with third party vendors and technology service providers
Manage allocation of people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and align with strategic objectives in technology engineering
Hire, build and guide a culture of talent development to have the skills required to effectively design and deliver innovative solutions for product areas and products to meet business objectives and strategy, as well as conduct performance management for engineers and managers
Demonstrate proficiency in using AI‑assisted development and analysis tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot and approved code‑centric agents)
Leverage AI to accelerate system design, coding, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting
Apply strong technical judgment when validating and integrating AI‑assisted outputs into solutions
Understand and account for model limitations, security risks, and operational considerations
Apply AI responsibly in development and production environments
Ensure AI usage aligns with security, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards