Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Middleware MQ

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Middleware MQ.

This individual will cover jobs of design, build, enhance, and integration the technology infrastructure required to support various platforms and Wells Fargo's business portfolio.

Middleware Messaging Operations delivers comprehensive, end-to-end operational support across the enterprise. This includes the full lifecycle management of 4 messaged products and their infrastructure. The team provides critical support for all CIO portfolios and is equally accountable for the complete lifecycle of middleware technologies, encompassing messaging platforms and ACE broker services. Through these capabilities, the team ensures resilient, secure, and optimized operations that enable business continuity and performance at scale. MQ, Kafa and Solace messaging & ACE Broker provides enterprise grade messaging, streaming, low latency features and functionalities to over 1300 Applications across all CIO to support multi billion fund transfers of mission critical systems.

In this role, you will:

• Lead or participate in high level technical concepts spanning technology and business
• Develop specifications for complex infrastructure systems, design and test solutions
• Contribute to the testing of business, application and technical infrastructure requirements
• Drive solutions to reduce recovery
• Review and analyze solutions for cloud security, secrets management and key rotations
• Design, code, test, debug and document programs using Agile development practices
• Design complex system upgrades
• Resolve troublesome trends as they develop
• Develop a long range plan designed to resolve problems and prevent them from recurring
• Direct the daily risk and control flow of operations, focusing on policies, procedures and work standards to ensure success
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of hands-on experience at scale on Middleware Messaging environments (IBM MQ, IBM Message Broker (ACE/IIB), KAFKA, Solace) Administration performing activities build, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, deploys, configuring, patching and compliance
• 5+ experience in Middleware Production Support in Linux and/or Mainframe platforms
• 2+ years of automation experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience across enterprise environments
• 6+ years of hands-on experience managing large-scale Middleware Messaging platforms such as: IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ) IBM Message Broker/ ACE / IIB, Kafka, Solace
• Strong experience supporting enterprise-level, highly available, mission-critical environments
• Experience with Kafka Connect - worker and connectors (Source and Sink).
• Ability to troubleshoot Authentication and Authorization issues
• Experience SSL certificate management
• Experience in using Ansible jobs

Job Expectations:

• On call rotation
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship or the transfer of sponsorship
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

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 - $224,000.00

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:

8 Apr 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.

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.