Lead DevOps Engineer - Chicago, IL

About This Role · Wells Fargo is seeking a · Lead DevOps Engineer · within our DevOps - Engineering Acceleration organization. This team is responsible for modernizing foundational engineering capabilities and improving the way our platforms are built, delivered, and maintained a ...

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About This Role
Wells Fargo is seeking a
Lead DevOps Engineer
within our DevOps - Engineering Acceleration organization. This team is responsible for modernizing foundational engineering capabilities and improving the way our platforms are built, delivered, and maintained across Consumer Technology.

In this role, you will help lead the transformation of our consumption and implementation of our platforms by maturing automation, standardizing image and configuration patterns, and improving the reliability and repeatability of how infrastructure is provisioned. You will collaborate with developer platforms, production support, enterprise infrastructure, and application teams to build scalable solutions that elevate developer productivity and operational efficiency.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who is passionate about automation, standardization, platform engineering, and modern DevOps practices.

In This Role, You Will

• Lead efforts to modernize infrastructure delivery using best-in-class automation and configuration patterns.
• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure build and provisioning pipelines that enable repeatable and scalable compute environments.
• Develop and maintain a library of reusable configuration modules and automation patterns to support consistent image and system builds across environments.
• Contribute to the creation and evolution of enterprise image standards, including versioning, governance, and ongoing maintenance.
• Strengthen infrastructure lifecycle and compliance processes, including vulnerability remediation and secure baseline management.
• Collaborate across teams -- Production Support, Enterprise Infrastructure, Developer Platforms, and application teams-to deliver integrated, enterprise-ready engineering solutions.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs that support infrastructure and configuration automation.
• Contribute to internal tooling and developer utilities, including CLIs and shared components developed through innersource.
• Support the design of self-service provisioning workflows that simplify and accelerate infrastructure consumption by application teams.
• Apply modern engineering practices to drive immutable infrastructure patterns and alignment with container-oriented workflows where appropriate.
• Mentor engineers, review code and automation patterns, and foster a culture of quality, reusability, and engineering excellence.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, or related disciplines
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Linux systems engineering and infrastructure automation
• 3+ years of experience using programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go)
• 2+ years of experience designing, developing, or consuming RESTful APIs for infrastructure or platform workflows
• 3+ years of experience working with Git-based workflows and modern source control practices
• 2+ years of experience developing configuration automation (e.g., role/blueprint-style frameworks, configuration modules, or similar concepts)
• 2+ years of experience automating image, system, or configuration build processes (e.g. GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible)
• 2+ years of experience applying security, compliance, or vulnerability-management practices within infrastructure engineering
• 2+ years leading or influencing technical engineering initiatives in a collaborative, cross-functional environment

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with image lifecycle management or automated image creation pipelines (e.g. Packer, Chainguard)
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code platforms or Kubernetes-style resource APIs (e.g., Terraform, Crossplane, or similar tools)
• Experience building internal tools or CLIs in Go
• Exposure to container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Experience with observability tooling (metrics, logs, tracing)
• Experience contributing to innersource codebases or shared engineering libraries
• Exposure to hybrid or private cloud environments and concepts commonly used in public cloud architectures (eg. AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work independently on complex engineering initiatives
• Ability to partner with cross-functional technical teams and influence engineering direction
• Occasional travel may be required depending on business needs

Pay Range
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Salary is just one component of Wells Fargo's total rewards package. Depending on the role, a Wells Fargo's employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

$119, $224,000.00

Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

• 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

Posting End Date:
25 Feb 2026

• Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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.

Applicants With Disabilities
To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo .

Drug and Alcohol Policy
Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment And Hiring Requirements

• Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
• Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.

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