About this role:
- Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the strategy, evaluation, and resolution of highly complex, enterprise-wide challenges by delivering long-term, scalable solutions that require vision, innovation, and advanced analytical thinking
- Assess and recommend emerging technologies and products to automate Embedded IT controls, processes, and reporting
- Serve as a subject-matter expert to functional teams, system administrators, architects, and developers in designing target solution architectures and applying industry best practices
- Identify and champion innovations that enhance operational efficiency or create competitive advantage for Embedded IT and the broader organization as a shared services provider
- Perform hands-on engineering work, including designing, coding, testing, debugging, and documenting solutions for projects and programs
- Develop end-to-end solution designs, determining appropriate technologies, defining interface patterns, managing upstream and downstream integrations, architecting data models to support cases, and producing required documentation and best-practice guidance
- Collaborate closely with development teams to communicate design intent, provide technical direction, and support implementation as needed
- Engage strategically with cross-functional partners and leaders at all levels, serving as a trusted technical advisor to executive leadership
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Additional Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in, with at least 3+ full-cycle R/3/ECC to S/4HANA migration projects as a Technical Lead or Architect.
- Proven experience in a lead or principal role managing complex SAP landscapes.
- Strong understanding of technical architectures for SAP FI, AP, AR, GL, AA, MM, PS, Ariba, CLM(Re-FX), and EPPM.
- Proven capability to operate as a Principal-level leader: owning solution direction, making architectural decisions, and driving outcomes across multiple workstreams/teams.
- Strong hands-on expertise in SAP (relevant area to the role), with deep understanding of SAP standard processes and fit-to-standard principles.
- Strong knowledge of SAP best practice for "Clean Core" adoption.
- Knowledge of SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) integration and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for reporting.
- Demonstrated experience with SAP solution design across at least two of the following: core process design, integration, data migration, extension strategy, security/authorizations, reporting/analytics, testing & cutover
Desired Qualifications:
- 5+ Years of financial services industry experience
- 5+ years of experience working with corporate real-estate applications, including capital planning, transaction management, lease accounting, lease administration and subledger balance sheet management and fixed asset management
- 5+ years of commercial real-estate technology management experience and real-estate canonical data model and platform integrations
- Act as the primary technical authority, providing architectural guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to development teams
- Ensure technical alignment and seamless integration across SAP FI (GL, AP, AR, AA), MM, PS, Ariba, CLM/RE-FX, and EPPM modules.
- Design and troubleshoot complex interfaces using BDC, IDoc, ALE, OData, and API services.
- Strong experience defining end-to-end architecture and non-functional requirements (performance, availability, scalability, compliance, security).
- Ability to work effectively in virtual environment where key team members and partners are in various time zones and locations
- Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, drive for results, attention to quality and detail, and a synergetic attitude
- Experience motivating and influencing groups or individuals across organizational boundaries to gain trust and confidence to make timely decisions
- Excellent communications, interpersonal, and presentations skills utilizing PowerPoint across technical and non-technical groups.
Posting End Date:
19 May 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.
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