Principal Engineer Cloud GCP
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to take ownership and lead the design and migration of our on-premises Teradata and Hadoop analytical platforms to Google Cloud Platform. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud concepts, GCP core services, Kubernetes, Datawarehouse, Big data, data lake and data engineering to architect and develop scalable and resilient products and frameworks to migrate petabytes of data to GCP.
In this role, you will:
- 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 Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 3+ years of experience in IaC (example Terraform) and developing CI/CD pipelines.
- 7+ years of Software and Infrastructure Engineering or combination of both
- 5+ years of experience in big data engineering or cloud migration projects for data platforms.
- 3+ years of experience leading data platform transformation (preferably GCP) or building data applications
- 3+ years of experience of data architecture, ETL/ELT processes, and cloud infrastructure design
- 3+ years' experience working in agile teams and following SDLC routines for code management and deployment
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with GCP best practices for implementation data warehouse blueprint, including IAM roles, services accounts, and secrets management.
- Hands-on expertise with GCP services such as Big Query, Dataproc, DataPlex Catalog, Cloud storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud composer, GKE containerization, Python programming
- Experience with data engineering with Teradata or Hadoop.
- Cloud certification.
Job Expectations:
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-demand environment while balancing multiple priorities.
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
Locations:
- 300 South Brevard, Charlotte, NC
- 194 Wood Ave S, Iselin, NJ
- 401 Las Colinas Blvd. Irving, TX
Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$159,000.00 - $305,000.00Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
- Health benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid time off
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
- Parental leave
- Critical caregiving leave
- Discounts and savings
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Scholarships for dependent children
- Adoption reimbursement
Posting End Date:
25 Feb 2026* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
Applicants with Disabilities
To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo .
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.
Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:
a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.
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