Lead Architect - Data & Analytics

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Architect in our Architecture & Engineering Group as part of Consumer Technology. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.

In this role, you will lead the definition and execution of a comprehensive data strategy, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient architecture that supports key business outcomes. You will ensure alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements while driving consistency across data platforms, integrations, and downstream use cases.

You will design and govern modern data ecosystems-including lakehouse, data mesh, knowledge graphs, and real-time streaming-supporting analytics, reporting, and digital personalization at scale. This role requires deep expertise in data modeling, integration patterns, and cloud-native architectures, with a focus on building trusted, reusable data products for analytics, applications, and AI-driven solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the implementation of complex projects and initiatives that have companywide scope

• Assist in the creation of architectural artifacts for key technology initiatives

• Participate in the definition of future technology architecture and strategy

• Identify medium to high architectural impact projects

• Conduct complex technology and system assessments for architecture solutions

• Communicate the companywide Architecture strategy and direction to both management and systems related teams

• Make decisions in the development and maintenance of architectures

• Understand compliance and risk management requirements for supported areas

• Ensure applications adhere to established Wells Fargo standards, policies, methodologies and industry best practices

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals, 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.

• 5+ years of Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• 5+ years of experience designing modern data architectures, including lakehouse, streaming, and event-driven platforms to support scalable data solutions.

• 5+ years of experience building and optimizing data models and cloud-based data environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP) to enable reporting, analytics, and business insights.

• 5+ years of experience developing data pipelines and integration processes, including ETL/ELT, orchestration tools, and implementing data governance and quality standards.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience designing enterprise-scale semantic data platforms (CDP)

• Experience with real-time personalization and decisioning systems

• Familiarity with graph data models and knowledge graphs (e.g., Neo4j) for relationship-driven analytics

• Experience integrating data platforms with operational systems (APIs, microservices, event streams)

• Exposure to financial services regulatory data requirements (e.g., risk, fraud, AML, reporting)

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/life-at-wells-fargo/benefits) for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• Health benefits

• 401(k) Plan

• Paid time off

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy (https://www.wellsfargojobs.com/en/wells-fargo-drug-and-alcohol-policy) to learn more.