Technology Director
About The Position
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. seeks a Technology Director in Charlotte, North Carolina. The role leads experienced engineers and engineering managers who build high-quality technology capabilities. The director ensures compliance with Banking Platform Architecture and non-functional requirements, and aligns engineering work with Wells Fargo Technology strategies and target domain architecture, including cloud readiness, application modernization, and data strategy. The role represents the product in cross-team planning and collaboration, manages the software development lifecycle and security standards, and helps resolve technology roadblocks and delivery impediments. The director also develops engineering skills through hands-on work and code reviews, and guides solution design. The position is accountable for the security, stability, scalability, and risk management of moderately complex technology functions. It works closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to shape requirements, product priorities, roadmaps, and technical strategy, while promoting agile and DevOps practices. The director also engages with third-party vendors and technology service providers, manages people and financial resources, and hires, develops, and performance-manages engineers and managers to meet business objectives. The position is based in Charlotte, NC. Telecommuting is permitted up to two days per week, but the employee must appear in person at the listed work address. Travel is not required. Posting end date: October 28, 2026.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems or a related technical field; a three- or four-year bachelor’s degree is accepted.
- Eight years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation involving Technology Strategic Leadership.
- Four years of management or leadership experience.
- Experience aligning with Banking Platform Architecture and managing and supporting complex, mission-critical applications and platforms in production environments.
- Experience architecting and executing modernization strategies for large portfolios, including cloud enablement, modernization across diverse technology stacks (such as Java, .NET, Mainframe, and Python), increased resiliency, and cost optimization.
- Experience translating technical strategy into business outcomes and shaping product direction.
- Experience partnering with Product Managers, Architects, and Vendors to drive alignment and execution.
- Experience delivering measurable improvements in latency, throughput, and system reliability.
- Experience architecting and implementing complex technology ecosystems using Jenkins, SonarQube, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Splunk, Prometheus/Grafana, and Terraform, with deep integration of SDLC and DevSecOps principles for resilient and compliant enterprise solutions.
Responsibilities
- Manage, coach, and develop teams of experienced engineers and engineering managers.
- Ensure adherence to Banking Platform Architecture and non-functional requirements for each release.
- Partner with architects and engineers to apply Wells Fargo Technology strategies and support migration to target architecture, including cloud readiness, application modernization, and data strategy.
- Represent the product in cross-team collaborative efforts and planning.
- Identify and recommend ways to resolve technology roadblocks involving code, build, and deployment; manage the software development cycle and security standards.
- Act as an escalation partner for scrum masters and teams, helping deliver moderate- to high-risk commitments and remove impediments while encouraging learning, experimentation, and continual improvement.
- Build engineering skills through hands-on work in the codebase, conduct peer reviews, and guide design as needed.
- Ensure technology functions are secure, stable, and scalable, and identify, manage, and mitigate technology and enterprise risk.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Owners to influence requirements and roadmap priorities, promote innovative solutions, generate corporate value, and articulate technical strategy while advocating agile and DevOps practices.
- Interact with third-party vendors and technology service providers.
- Manage people and financial resources to meet commitments and strategic objectives.
- Hire, develop, and guide talent development; ensure teams have appropriate skills; and conduct performance management for engineers and managers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
