Principal Engineer – Network, WAN, LAN & Cloud Edge

Wells Fargo

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type: Hybrid
Location: Irving, TXChandler, AZCharlotte, NCIselin, NJ
Salary: $159,000–$305,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Closes: Jul 7, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $232k

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About Wells Fargo

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

Wells Fargo currently has 65 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer – Network, WAN, LAN & Cloud Edge

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Wells Fargo is hiring a Principal Engineer to join its Innovation and Transformation team within the Secure Network Services division of Cyber Security. This senior-level role involves leading the strategic planning, architecture, and delivery of enterprise WAN and LAN connectivity services, encompassing MPLS, SD-WAN, WLAN, and voice services across domestic and international sites. The engineer will develop and drive a strategic roadmap for global network infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business priorities while enhancing scalability and operational efficiency through Secure by Design principles. Key responsibilities include evaluating modern technologies, conducting proof of concepts, troubleshooting complex issues, and mentoring staff. Ideal candidates possess extensive experience in enterprise networks, cloud networking, and automation tools like Python and Ansible, along with certifications such as CCIE or equivalent.

Skills

BGP EVPN SD-WAN SASE Azure AWS GCP Cisco Routers Switches Meraki Fortinet SNMP NetFlow syslog gNMI NETCONF RESTCONF Python Ansible Terraform CI/CD REST APIs SLIs/SLOs DR chaos engineering

What you'll do

Define and drive strategic roadmaps for global network infrastructure.
Evaluate and recommend modern network technologies to enhance scalability and resilience.
Lead testing and evaluation of IT vendor products, recommending new architectures.
Troubleshoot and resolve the most complex network issues across international locations.
Provide expert-level design and debugging services for development teams.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience in WAN and LAN connectivity services or equivalent combination of work experience, training, military experience, education.
5+ years of technical design experience in network or network security.
Expert knowledge of enterprise networks including L2/L3 protocols, BGP/EVPN, DC fabrics, SD-WAN, SASE, firewalls, LB, DNS/DHCP/IPAM.
Hands-on experience with Cisco Routers and switches (ISR, ASR, Catalyst platforms) and familiarity with Cisco Meraki or Fortinet Secure SD-WAN.
Automation skills including Python, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD, REST APIs, webhooks, event pipelines.
Strong understanding of SRE principles, reliability, resilience, and chaos engineering.

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