Lead Platform Infrastructure Engineer

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a talented Lead Platform Infrastructure Engineer with experience managing enterprise-class virtualization platforms, server engineering, and related on-premises hosting services. The Hardware Engineering and Automation Team architects, maintains, and optimizes server hardware platforms for both virtualization and bare-metal deployments, while developing automation solutions to enable fully automated server provisioning and lifecycle management. We support advanced infrastructure needs—including AI workloads—by certifying high-performance components, integrating monitoring and security, and collaborating with DevOps to streamline infrastructure delivery and compliance. Through these efforts, the team accelerates infrastructure deployment, reduces operational overhead, and enhances the reliability and scalability of enterprise systems across the organization. In this role, you will: Lead or participate in high level technical concepts spanning technology and business Develop specifications for complex infrastructure systems, design and test solutions Contribute to the testing of business, application and technical infrastructure requirements Drive solutions to reduce recovery Review and analyze solutions for cloud security, secrets management and key rotations Design, code, test, debug and document programs using Agile development practices Design complex system upgrades Resolve troublesome trends as they develop Develop a long-range plan designed to resolve problems and prevent them from recurring Direct the daily risk and control flow of operations, focusing on policies, procedures and work standards to ensure success Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals Required Qualifications: 5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent, demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education 5+ years of Distributed Infrastructure and/or related IT Infrastructure experience 5+ years of experience working with products related to Virtualization, Server Infrastructure, Converged/Hyper-Converged hosting and/or AI/ML Cluster platforms Desired Qualifications: Experience with Hypervisors: VMware, Nutanix Experience with GPU accelerated compute, Dell XE9680 PowerEdge systems Operating Systems Knowledge:  Windows, Linux Experience leading or supporting the design, evaluation, and implementation of complex infrastructure hosting solutions and capabilities Experience mentoring high-performing engineers Experience with taking software/hardware products and services from inception to customer delivery Proven experience transforming to and/or managing infrastructure functions in a product model construct, which would include participation in product roadmap planning and feature/backlog prioritization Scripting: Python, bash, PowerShell, Ansible and integrating with API’s Skills around automation to include familiarity with VMWare Aria/VRA, Nutanix Calm, Ansible, and similar Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code delivery and management Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills Ability to work independently and as part of team on multiple overlapping projects Ability to operate effectively in a geographically dispersed organization Customer focused, service-oriented attitude Job Expectations: Ability to work additional hours as needed This position offers a hybrid work schedule This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship Relocation assistance in not available for this position Telecommuting is not an option for this position Posting End Date:   6 Aug 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,