Lead Specialty Software Engineer - Validation Automation Lead Developer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a leader who has done design work on custom validation automation testing capabilities. Experience within Wells Fargo both with OCP and GCP are also must have
In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives on selected domains
• Create ReactJS web interfaces and backend python components to support Validation team members as they Validate models
• Ensure systems are monitored to increase operational efficiency and managed to mitigate risk
• Define opportunities to maximize resource utilization and improve processes while reducing cost
• Lead, design, develop, test and implement applications and system components, tools and utilities, models, simulation, and analytics to manage complex business functions using sophisticated technologies
• Resolve coding, testing and escalated platform issues of a technically challenging nature
• Lead team to ensure compliance and risk management requirements for supported area are met and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Mentor less experienced software engineers
• Proven success in OpenShift migration, a key initiative for the team.
• Model Validation Instrument Automation design and build capability.
• Demonstrated leadership in automating critical validation techniques which will be necessary both in the cloud and in OCP containerization
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
• Lead team to achieve objectives
• Partner with production support and platform engineering teams effectively

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years with Skills with ReactJS, Python
• 3+ years with GCP and OCP containers
• 1 + year with Wells Fargo Orchestra capability
• 3 + years with Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift.
• 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• CI/CD tools Experience: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Harness.
• 2+ years of Model Validation Tool build Experience.
• Experience with Wells Fargo Enterprise standard tools: Orchestra, Python and Panda's, Financial Data Store, Kafka setup and Google Cloud Protocol Pub/Sub Messaging
• Experience with Security tools: SonarQube, Checkmarx, Black Duck.
• 1+ years with setting up Wells Fargo Ping Authentication experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience building Custom Application development for validation quantitative analysis team members with Python and ReactJS.
• Experience building these systems to support multiple platforms including OCP and GCP
• Experience with Model Validation Tools and Techniques.
• Application build of automation capabilities within Wells Fargo on OCP containers
• Application build of automation capabilities within Wells Fargo on GCP containers
• Experience with Validation Tools and the automating of key validation functionalities

Posting End Date:
23 Aug 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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