Job Description
Wells Fargo is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Systems Architect to support the strategy, design, and implementation of our critical middleware and File transfer technology platforms. In this role, you will be a key leader in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our core messaging and file transfer infrastructure, enabling seamless data flow across the enterprise and vendor solutions. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in middleware technologies including Kafka, IBM MQ, Solace and managed file transfer. You will be responsible for shaping the future of our middleware landscape, ensuring it aligns with our business objectives and adheres to industry best practices. This role requires close collaboration with engineering teams, product owners, and stakeholders across the organization
In this role, you will:
Lead the architecture and design of middleware solutions with strong focus on Kafka, IBM MQ and Solace, ensuring the solutions meet business needs, security requirements, and compliance standards. It also includes defining the technical direction, selecting appropriate technologies, and overseeing implementation.
Serve as the design authority on middleware platforms including Kafka, IBM MQ and Solace to architect scalable, reliable and performant solutions.
Develop architecture standards, and patterns to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with organization goals. Act as subject matter expert middleware platform to promote messaging and streaming solutions using Kafka, IBM MQ or Solace.
Perform thorough evaluations of middleware platforms for messaging and streaming and File Transfer Solutions to identify best solutions for business needs considering factors like cost, performance, scalability, and security.
Develop and maintain comprehensive architecture specifications for middleware and File Transfer technologies. Socialize the specification with stakeholders to get their buy-in and approval from Architecture Review Board.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of Systems Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5 + years of experience with architecting and managing enterprise messaging platforms such as Confluent Kafka, IBM MQ, Solace or similar technologies.
• 3+ years of architecting and managing experience with File Transfer platforms
• 3+ experience with implementing and enforcing governance framework for middleware technologies including the use of tools and techniques for schema management, data lineage.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years’ experience with architecting and managing Kafka, IBM MQ, and Solace enterprise platforms
• Certification in Kafka, IBM MQ or Solace platform is highly desired.
• Experience working on Kafka Streams, Kafka connect, Apache Flink, MQ Clustering, Topic Hierarchies, Guaranteed messaging and replay capabilities.
• File Transfer technologies including various protocols (SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, REST APIs) and technologies (MFT, Axway Secure Transport, SAFET, Connect:Direct).
• Understanding of network topologies, middleware protocols, and security measures, including VPNs and DMZs.
• Familiar with tools like Terraform, Ansible, Packer for infrastructure automation.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to interact with all levels in the organization.

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

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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

Please refer the Job description for details