Principal Engineer GCP Support

Wells Fargo - Chandler, AZ

Full-time - Principal

Chandler, AZ

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About the position

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer with expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Terraform Enterprise (TFE) to lead the cloud infrastructure team. This role involves providing technical leadership, driving infrastructure automation, and ensuring scalability and high availability. The ideal candidate will also mentor team members and lead high-priority projects, including GenAI, while being groomed for future leadership responsibilities within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Define the infrastructure strategy and architecture for GCP environments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure solutions on GCP, including compute, storage, networking, and managed services.
• Lead and drive automation initiatives using Terraform and Terraform Enterprise, optimizing infrastructure deployment and management processes.
• Mentor and guide engineers on the team, with the intent to be groomed as a potential successor for the Head of GCP Support.
• Lead and oversee the successful execution of critical projects, including GenAI, ensuring delivery within tight deadlines.
• Work closely with software development, DevOps, and product teams to ensure infrastructure aligns with business goals and enhances application performance.
• Proactively identify opportunities to optimize GCP infrastructure costs while maintaining service performance and reliability.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions adhere to security best practices and industry compliance standards.
• Translate complex technical concepts and strategies into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
• 7+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, with at least 5 years of experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Nice-to-haves

• Extensive hands-on experience with Terraform and Terraform Enterprise (TFE) for infrastructure automation.
• Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical teams, with a strong ability to drive technical direction and influence decision-making across teams.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures, infrastructure automation, and scalable cloud solutions.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and CI/CD pipelines in a cloud environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues at scale.
• Experience in managing infrastructure for mission-critical applications with high availability requirements.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Kubernetes or Docker.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with high-priority, high-impact projects such as GenAI.
• Familiarity with service management tools such as JIRA, ServiceNow, and other cloud monitoring tools.
• Prior experience in leadership roles, with a track record of successful project delivery within tight deadlines.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule