Lead Data Engineer

Wells Fargo

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posted: 4 days ago
Closes: Jul 11, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Wells Fargo & Company is one of the largest banks in the United States, providing banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services nationwide. Industry: Banking & Financial Services

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Wells Fargo Bank N.A. is seeking a Lead Data Engineer in Raleigh, NC to lead complex initiatives with broad impact, designing and developing tooling for data discovery and reporting issues to leadership. This role involves reviewing software enhancement initiatives, making decisions on multi-faceted data engineering challenges, and collaborating strategically with internal partners to resolve risks. The ideal candidate has 5 years of database engineering experience and expertise in SDLC, Agile methodologies, API/UI design, application security, data modeling, JIRA, Splunk, ETL tools, Microservices, Apache Tomcat, Tableau, and Unix. This position requires a deep understanding of software package options and compliance requirements to drive organizational change within the technology area at Wells Fargo.

Skills

SDLC Agile API design UI design Application security Data modeling T-SQL JIRA Splunk ETL tools Maven Oracle SVN Jmeter Tableau OBIEE MicroStrategy Ab Initio Unix

What you'll do

Lead complex data engineering initiatives with broad impact on the organization.
Design and develop tooling to identify issues in data and applications for reporting.
Analyze software enhancement initiatives for business, operational, or technical improvements.
Make decisions in multi-faceted data engineering situations considering compliance requirements.
Strategically collaborate with internal partners to resolve highly risky data challenges.
Execute IT projects using Agile methodologies and various ETL tools.

What we're looking for

- 5+ years of database engineering experience in complex data environments
- Proficient in at least 7 out of the listed technical skills including SDLC, Agile methodologies, API/UI design, and ETL tools
- Strong background in application security, data modeling, and database design
- Experience with project execution, JIRA, Splunk, and various logging and monitoring tools
- Expertise in retail banking application development and data analysis using SQL and data warehouses

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