Principal Engineer - Client Insights Data Platform

Principal Engineer, Client Insights Data Platform

The Client Insights Program is a strategic initiative designed to transform how bankers at Wells Fargo engage with clients and prospects. It integrates data, insights, and tools into a unified platform that enhances productivity, decision-making, and client outcomes.

We are seeking a Principal Engineer to lead the continued build-out of the Data Layer for the Client Insights platform. This role will orchestrate global development efforts, ensuring seamless integration and delivery across teams while leveraging modern Azure technologies.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the implementation of the Client Insights Data Platform leveraging Microsoft Azure Services such as Azure Data Lake v2, Synapse Analytics, and Key Vault.
• Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups.
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking.
• Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions.
• Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
• Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions.
• Deep knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Azure Services including Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Key Vault, and a familiarity with Microsoft Fabric.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with a track record of cross-team coordination.
• Experience in financial services and/or regulated environments is a plus.

Job Expectations:

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.