Principal Architect – COO Tech Data Platform

Role Overview

• Define target-state enterprise data architecture across domains, including shared and reference data for COO, risk, finance, client, operations, and regulatory reporting
• Design and standardize cloud-native data platforms on AWS and GCP, ensuring scalability, resilience, interoperability, and cost optimization
• Establish domain-oriented data ownership models, including data contracts, metadata standards, lineage, and governance frameworks
• Drive enterprise data governance by implementing policies, controls, and standards aligned with regulatory and risk requirements
• Partner with security and infrastructure teams to implement IAM, encryption, network segmentation, and data protection controls
• Lead architecture reviews for modernization initiatives, cloud migrations, and new platform implementations
• Translate regulatory, compliance, and risk requirements into actionable architecture designs and technical solutions
• Influence enterprise stakeholders and engineering teams on data strategy, platform standards, and domain-driven architecture adoption
• Act as an advisor to senior leadership to develop the data 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
• 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

Requirements

• 7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 7+ years of experience in data architecture, enterprise architecture, or platform engineering
• 5+ years of experience in AWS or GCP cloud platforms within large-scale enterprise environments
• 5+ years of experience with data modeling, distributed systems, integration patterns, and analytics platforms
• 5+ years of experience with data governance, security, and compliance frameworks in regulated industries
• 4+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD practices
• 7+ years of experience with stakeholder management including influencing senior leadership

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Cloud
• Distributed Systems
• Google Cloud Platform
• Terraform

Benefits

• 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