Lead Cloud Data Platform Engineer - MN, OH, IA, NC, TX, AZ
Job#: 3031784
Job Description:
Approved Locations (All Allowed):
- Charlotte, NC
- Irving, TX
- Chandler, AZ
- Columbus, OH
- Des Moines, IA
- Minneapolis, MN
- 5+ years of Specialty Software Engineering experience, supporting complex, enterprise‑scale initiatives.
- Proven experience working in large‑scale data environments.
- Hands‑on data engineering experience with cloud data platforms, including:
- Spark‑based ingestion and processing
- Python / PySpark
- Kafka, Flink, and Spark Streaming
- 3+ years of experience designing and building data lakehouse architectures, including:
- Google Cloud Storage
- BigQuery
- Dataproc
- Cloud Composer / Airflow
- Demonstrable, recent experience with AI‑driven data engineering, including:
- LangChain
- LangGraph / ADK
- Agentic frameworks
- RAG / GraphRAG
- MCP‑based agent architectures
- Ability to operate and lead within a matrixed, Agile environment.
- Experience using AI to auto‑generate data engineering code, prompt engineering, and context engineering.
- Deep expertise in cloud‑based data lakes, data warehouses, and automated pipelines.
- Public cloud certifications, such as:
- GCP Professional Data Engineer
- Azure Data Engineer
- AWS Data Analytics Specialty
- Experience with React and Node.js for web‑based UI development.
- Background supporting enterprise cybersecurity data ecosystems.
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Cloud Data Platform Engineer to help build and scale a modern, AI‑enabled cloud data platform supporting the Cybersecurity Data Ecosystem. This role is a senior, hands‑on engineering position responsible for developing advanced data products, enabling AI‑based automation, and leading the adoption of modern data technologies. The engineer will be a key contributor to the migration from on‑prem platforms to a hybrid cloud environment and will play a visible leadership role across data engineering and product teams.
- Implement and operationalize AI‑enabled data capabilities on Google Cloud
- Design and build scalable pipelines to ingest, transform, and distribute large datasets
- Leverage agentic AI frameworks to automate:
- Data management
- Data governance
- Metadata and data quality processes
- Data compliance and consumption workflows
- Develop streaming and batch data pipelines using Kafka, Flink, Spark, and PySpark
- Partner with principal engineers, product managers, and data engineers to roadmap, plan, and deliver prioritized capabilities
- Provide hands‑on leadership during cloud migration initiatives
- Drive innovation and technology adoption across the data engineering organization
- Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence and modern best practices
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