About this role Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer The Chief Technology Officer CTO group is responsible for Agile Architecture Services Product Development and Cloud Engineering and Test Engineering Site Reliability as well as training and processes to enable the Wells Fargo Technology organization and the company to achieve this transformation In this role you will Work with Chief Development Experience Office Quality and Test Engineering organization that enables critical test engineering product development to enable the Technology organization to achieve transformation The function is positioned to build engineer and evangelize Test Engineering products for the Technology organization Comfortable working in an Agile software delivery environment Desire to collaborate and work closely cross-functional teams using the product Working closely with multiple technology teams to understand their requirements and deliver solutions which will help Development teams in organization to automate their testing and deliver quality products Solid programming experience in Net ReqNRoll Strong experience in JavaScript NodeJS React Strong experience using NoSQL and SQL databases Experience creating and deploying microservices based applications Experience building deploying or supporting applications in public or private cloud Designing creating and maintaining test frameworks Experience using Continuous Integration tools such as Jenkins GitHub Maven Gradle Experience using SOAPUI SOATest POSTMAN Strong experience with web services JSON XML REST SOAP etc and Spring Framework Learning adapting and implementing new concepts technologies and improvements Design and execute strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining test engineering platforms Hybrid frameworks that incorporate multiple test products for End to End testing Strong Technical Leadership Engineering solution development- Provide expertise direction and assistance to junior engineers and inputs towards strategy testing processes - Shift Left Philosophy BDD TDD Strong experience in test product ownership and product roadmaps including research adoption migration Experience of cloud migration of applications tools and Azure GCP certification will be an added advantage Evaluation of latest tools and technology and onboarding them to improve productivity Required qualifications 5 years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following work experience training military experience education Automation Development Design develop and maintain robust automation frameworks using NET Selenium Playwright Karate and ReqNRoll GenAI Integration Leverage MCP agents and LLMs to generate test scripts validate UI flows and automate test lifecycle management CI CD DevOps Integrate automation into CI CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions Harness and EPLx Containerization Build and validate Docker images for automation workloads deploy and orchestrate using Kubernetes Cross-Browser Cross-Platform Testing Ensure test coverage across Chromium Firefox and WebKit on Windows Linux and macOS Performance Testing Contribute to performance test tranches and integrate tools like LoadRunner or JMeter Collaboration Work closely with developers product owners and QA leads to align automation with business goals Working experience in a cloud environment like PCF Azure GCP with exposure to scaled deployments using Terraform Working experience in Docker Kubernetes and Helm charts Experienced and well versed in Agile and Waterfall project management practices Good exposure to tools like JIRA Octane and Confluence for test lifecycle management Experience designing and implementing APIs including deep understanding of REST SOAP HTTP etc knowledge of Observability and monitoring logs via Splunk Elastic search etc Kafka based integrations Desired qualifications Technology Mentoring to meet the overall Efficiency Effectiveness objectives of the organization - This includes coaching junior engineers and providing technical design and architecture guidance for initiatives Plan Consult negotiate and manage deliverables of the business technology requirements Strong interpersonal and consultative skills Ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and trends standards and products as required Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment Experience working in a team-oriented collaborative environment Provide consultation on the use of re-engineering techniques to improve process performance and improvements for greater efficiencies Knowledge on Dockers and Kubernetes are added advantage Knowledge on MongoDB is added advantage Knowledge on TDD BDD Cucumber methodologies Knowledge on Test automation tools like selenium Playwright Karate Load Runner Blazemeter an added advantage Good to have exposure on Test Strategy Planning Architecting QA solutions Java Javascript based automation and complete knowledge on STLC Posting End Date 6 Oct 2025 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 Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates including women persons with disabilities aboriginal peoples and visible minorities Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process 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 a Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo b Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process