Lead Network Automation Developer

About this role:

The Wells Fargo Application Hosting - Secure Network Services (AH-SNS) product provides foundational network infrastructure leveraged by Technology Infrastructure products and platforms in the Wells Fargo Data Centers. It also provides connectivity for business partners, the public Internet, and public cloud providers. AH-SNS is transforming operations to provision network capacity at an accelerated pace through full automation, providing transparency to the consumer and the network operators throughout the lifecycle of the infrastructure.

The Lead Network Engineer for the AH-SNS Internet team is responsible for the development of standardized Internet network design, and automation, to build, provision, operate, automate, and maintain world class engineered network solutions. . The ideal candidate will have significant experience with network infrastructure, networking technologies, automation, and software development tools.

In this role, you will:

Lead and participate in the development of standardized Internet network solutions

Lead the review, resolution and implementation for the most complex technical issues and initiatives related to large scale network applications, data systems, voice and other technical products and services

Use and create diagnostic, simulation and other tools to maintain, troubleshoot and restore service or data to systems

Evaluate or review queries to extract data, create standard procedures, or perform limited programming to fine tune systems supported

Research performance trends and recommend process improvements

Perform complex migrations from development to production, upgrades, installations and configurations

Make decisions in security and regulatory policies to design and implement foolproof secured network solutions

Assess changes for risk to production systems and assure quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported areas

Identify gaps in current technology processes and recommend changes to assure Service Level Agreements can be supported

Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of combined network engineering, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

5+ years of Network automation experience

5+ years of experience with configuration of routing and switching platforms and solutions from Cisco and Arista

5+ years of experience with Ansible, Go, JINJA, Python, REST, JSON, and YAML.

5+ years of experience with network management, automation, and orchestration tools, such as Ansible

Desired Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience developing and testing standardized Internet network and security solutions.

Experience creating automated testing.

Demonstrated expertise in BGP, IPSEC, VPN, PKI and related technologies

Relevant certifications from Cisco, Arista, and cloud service providers

Demonstrated experience with Agile and related tools like JIRA

Familiarity with tools like Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, GIT, Jenkins, Cisco DCNM and Arista CVP

Experience working in a large enterprise environment

Experience developing and managing automated testing

Demonstrated skill developing and maintaining technical standards

Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Motivated continuous learner

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.

$119,000.00 - $187,000.00

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:

23 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.

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