About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer

In this role, you will:

• Lead moderately complex initiatives and deliverables within technical domain environments
• Contribute to large scale planning of strategies
• Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs associated with technology domain, including upgrades and deployments
• Review moderately complex technical challenges that require an in-depth evaluation of technologies and procedures
• Resolve moderately complex issues and lead a team to meet existing client needs or potential new clients needs while leveraging solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, or compliance requirements
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level managers to resolve technical challenges and achieve goals
• Lead projects and act as an escalation point, provide guidance and direction to less experienced staff

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Good to have Professional HashiCorp Vault Certification (HVCP or equivalent)
• Good to have knowledge of Cloud Security
• Good to have OpenShift knowledge
• Should be a quick learner and team player
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to articulate technical solutions to both technical and business audiences
• Ability to deliver & engage with partners effectively in a multi-cultural environment by demonstrating co-ownership & accountability in a matrix structure.
• Delivery focus and willingness to work in a fast-paced, enterprise environment.

Job Expectations:

• Independently design, implement, and manage secure, highly available HashiCorp Vault platform with minimal oversight from lead engineers.
• Contribute to end-to-end automation of Vault provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management using Ansible and Terraform Develop and enforce platform standards for secrets management, authentication, authorization, and Vault best practices across the organization.
• Analyze and solve complex technical challenges, including cloud native and multi-cloud integrations, Kubernetes auth setups, PKI hierarchies, replication, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate directly with cross-functional teams—security, platform engineering, application teams, product owners, and vendors—to deliver architecturally sound Vault solutions.
• Troubleshoot deep technical issues independently, including HA failures, unseal workflows, auth method problems, and secret engine configuration errors.
• Implement advanced Vault capabilities, such as static and dynamic secrets, PKI secret engine, dynamic Database secrets, and namespace management.
• Guide and support engineering teams, providing Vault expertise, technical recommendations, and onboarding assistance without requiring constant supervision.
• Drive continuous improvement, identifying opportunities for automation, performance tuning, reliability enhancements, and security hardening across Vault deployments.
• Provide on-call support on rotational basis per team’s schedule.
• 7+ years of overall engineering experience, including 3+ years of hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault, with a proven track record in enterprise-grade Vault design, deployment, and automation.
• Strong experience working in an Agile environment, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and managing engineering deliverables.
• Practical experience with Enterprise Change Management, change control processes, and operating within procedural, compliance-driven environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, and GitHub, with strong understanding of modern automation pipelines for Vault provisioning and configuration.
• Deep understanding of the Vault lifecycle, including installation, upgrades, HA deployment, scaling, and cluster maintenance.
• Proven experience designing, integrating, and maintaining Vault Secret Engines, including: KV, Database, PKI, Azure, GCP, LDAP, Dynamic secret engines, and secret rotation flows
• Strong experience designing, implementing, and maintaining Vault Auth Engines, such as: LDAP, AppRole, Kubernetes, JWT/OIDC, TLS Certificate authentication.
• Hands-on experience implementing Vault Auto-Unseal using HSM-based solutions.
• Experience configuring and maintaining Vault audit logging, monitoring, and metrics, using tools like Splunk, Grafana, and other observability platforms. Hands-on expertise with Vault Agent, templates, auto-auth, and Vault Proxy integrations.
• Solid understanding of Linux system administration, required for installing, configuring, securing, and troubleshooting Vault clusters.
• Should have hands on experience in using Hashicorp Vault service like (Key management system, Secret and certificate management) Good knowledge of DevOps and SDLC for IaC CI/CD concepts, GitHub, branching strategies

Posting End Date:

*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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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.

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.