The posting
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Architect in our Architecture & Engineering Group as part of Consumer Technology. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.
The Core Banking Architect will lead the architecture strategy for the bank’s Core Banking Modernization program. This role is accountable for defining and driving the end‑to‑end architecture vision across a multi‑year (3+ year) transformation roadmap, while also providing hands‑on architectural leadership for in‑flight initiatives and transition activities. The architect will work in close partnership with senior business leaders, technology executives, and domain architects to ensure alignment between business outcomes, platform strategy, and execution. This role requires deep subject‑matter expertise in core banking platforms and modernization patterns, along with the ability to influence at the executive level and translate strategy into actionable guidance for delivery teams. Key responsibilities include setting architectural direction, governing design decisions, guiding vendor and platform usage, and ensuring consistency across domains, integrations, and migration efforts. The Core Banking Architect must be equally effective communicating with senior stakeholders and collaborating with on‑the‑ground engineering and delivery teams to drive successful execution.
In this role, you will:
- Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the architectural framework & delivery 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 products and solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
- Provide vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership on implementing the transformation strategy describing the current state, target state, and transition architecture
- Develop and influence strategic plans, investment planning, and execution on cutover strategies to target
- Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an architectural domain expert advisor to leadership
- Drive target investments towards target technologies and rationalize spend, total cost of ownership, and return on investment
- Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices as it transforms toward target state architecture
- Drive the definition, establishment, selection of strategic tools, and application of architecture frameworks
- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization and can influence internal and vendor roadmaps in a significant capacity
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 5+ years of experience defining data strategy, including hands-on knowledge of customer data domain, cloud-based operational and analytical data platforms
Desired Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud and data architecture, domain-driven design, architecture frameworks, product thinking, and Agile delivery
- Experience with strategic data and/or financial systems architecture within the financial services industry
- Skilled in negotiating, influencing, and collaborating to build strong partnerships; able to mentor other architects
- Ability to partner with platform engineering and architecture teams on solutions that span multiple domains
Job Expectations:
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
- This position requires a hybrid in office work schedule
- Ability to travel up to 10%
Job Location:
300 S. Brevard - Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
401 Las Colinas Blvd W Building A - Irving, Texas 75039
3075 Loyalty Cir - Columbus, Ohio 43219
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 - $254,000.00
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:
10 Oct 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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