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Principal Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure Engineering Service Delivery

The Principal Engineer manages end-to-end lifecycle and engineering readiness for data center technology services, including designing standardized build and provisioning processes. They also serve as an advisor to leadership, driving strategy and implementing innovative technical solutions across the enterprise.

Manassas, Virginia, United StateshybridFULL_TIME

Posted

About the role

What will you do at Wells Fargo?

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer - Data Center Infrastructure Engineering Service Delivery.

In this role, you will

  • ​Provides end-to-end lifecycle management and engineering readiness for technology services, including adds, moves, changes, and decommission activities.
  • Designs and maintains standardized build, provisioning, intake, and execution processes that ensure prerequisites, dependencies, and controls are in place before implementation.
  • Translates business priorities into executable delivery plans, packages work for efficient first-time-right execution, and engineers repeatable, automation-ready workflows.
  • Serves as the engineering readiness gate for execution while enabling process automation and operational efficiency through ServiceNow and supporting toolsets.
  • 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
  • 7+ years of Data center experience.
  • Desired

Qualifications

  • Experience supporting technology at an enterprise-level
  • Proficiency with server, storage, mainframe and network hardware
  • Focus on strong risk management in critical environments.
  • Ability to interact effectively at varying levels of the business and technical organizations; including management
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Precise attention to detail and strong organization skills
  • Job Expectations:
  • This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
  • Telecommuting is not available; this is a hybrid role.
  • 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 - $305,000.00

Benefits

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:

24 Aug 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.

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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.

Which skills does this role require?

Data center infrastructureService deliveryLifecycle managementProcess automationServiceNowRisk managementNetwork hardwareServer hardwareStorage hardwareMainframeEngineering readinessTechnical leadershipStrategic planningOperational efficiencyCommunication skillsData CenterInfrastructure EngineeringService DeliveryLifecycle ManagementAutomationRisk ManagementEnterprise TechnologyServerStorageNetwork HardwareEngineering ReadinessProcess ImprovementStrategic PlanningTechnical LeadershipOperational EfficiencyComplianceGovernanceInformation Security

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