Principal Engineer, Secure Network Services

Wells Fargo

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Work type
On-site
Location
CHARLOTTE, NCIRVING, TXCHANDLER, AZCOLUMBUS, OH
Salary
$159,000–$254,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 30, 2026 (soon)

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $184k
This role $206k
$125k most similar roles pay here $268k

This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $154,125–$214,425 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $184k for comparable roles.

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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 44 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $159,000–$254,000 across 23 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Secure Network Services

As a Principal Engineer - Secure Network Services, you will lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of secure network solutions across data centers and Secure Network Interconnect sites. You will own the end-to-end lifecycle of next-generation technologies, including planning, design, configuration, and integration to improve network reliability and service resilience. The role involves advising leadership on complex technical needs involving applications, information security, and operating systems while mentoring other engineers. To succeed, you must possess expertise in load balancing technologies like F5, AVI, A10, NetScaler, AWS ELB, or Azure Load Balancer, along with firewall technologies such as Palo Alto or Fortinet. Your toolkit should include advanced scripting with Ansible, Terraform, Python, YAML, Java, and PL-SQL, alongside experience with GitHub for version control to solve large-scale infrastructure challenges within a complex enterprise environment.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of secure network solutions in data centers and interconnect sites.
  • Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of next-generation secure network technologies including planning, design, and integration.
  • Resolve complex technical challenges by providing long-term, large-scale solutions across multiple enterprise areas.
  • Translate business objectives and technological requirements into actionable technical engineering solutions.
  • Advise leadership on implementing innovative solutions for networking, security, and infrastructure needs.
  • Mentor other engineers to improve network reliability, service resilience, and operational maturity.
  • Create and maintain technical design documentation used by engineering teams.
  • Identify and implement innovations based on industry best practices to enhance organizational operations.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of engineering experience or equivalent through work, training, military service, or education.
  • 7+ years of experience in load balancing technologies (F5, AVI, A10, NetScaler, AWS ELB, Azure) or firewall technologies (Palo Alto, Fortinet).
  • 5+ years of software development experience or equivalent through work, training, military service, or education.
  • 5+ years of advanced scripting experience using Ansible, Terraform, Python, YAML, Java, or PL-SQL.
  • 2+ years of experience with source version control using GitHub or similar tools.
  • Experience creating and updating technical design documentation for engineering teams.
  • BS/BA degree in information technology or equivalent work experience (preferred).
  • Experience with Agile methodology, process improvement (6 Sigma), and large enterprise environments (preferred).

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