Principal DevOps Automation Engineer - Developer Experience

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a passionate DevOps Automation Engineer to help build and evolve our Internal Developer Platform (IDP) into a modern, self-service, GitOps-driven ecosystem. This role is ideal for a developer who understands the toil of infrastructure, someone who has experienced the challenges of deploying and operating applications and is driven to eliminate those barriers for others.
You’ll work hands-on to design and implement self-service automation, enabling developers to provision infrastructure, deploy services, and manage environments with minimal friction. Your work will help create a common control plane that abstracts hybrid cloud complexity and accelerates the adoption of cloud-native architectures.

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement self-service workflows for common developer tasks such as service scaffolding, environment provisioning, and CI/CD setup.
• Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code (IaC) modules using tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or Crossplane.
• Integrate the IDP with internal systems including GitHub, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, secrets management, and observability platforms.
• Implement guardrails and policy-as-code to ensure secure, compliant, and scalable automation.
• Contribute to the development of developer portals, service catalogs, and golden paths that simplify application delivery.
• Monitor and improve the performance, reliability, and usability of the platform.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and developers to ensure the platform is intuitive and effective.
• Contribute to internal documentation and onboarding materials to support adoption and ease of use.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5 + years of experience with IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Crossplane or similar tools
• 5 + year of experience with CI/CD: GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or equivalent
• 5 + years of experience in Scripting & Programming: Python, Bash, or Go

Desired Qualifications:

• IaC & Automation: Strong experience with Terraform, Pulumi, or similar tools.
• CI/CD Systems: Familiarity with GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or equivalent
• Scripting & Programming: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or Go
• Containers & Orchestration: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Developer Portals: Exposure to Backstage, Port, Cortex, or similar platforms
• GitOps: Understanding of declarative infrastructure and delivery using tools like ArgoCD or Flux
• Observability: Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack
• Security & Policy: Experience implementing policy-as-code and secure automation practices
• Experience with service catalogs, API gateways, or internal developer tooling.
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices and security automation
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS)
• Background in platform engineering or developer enablement teams

Job Expectations: 

• Telecommuting is not an option for this position
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Relocation assistance in not available for this position
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

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.

$159,000.00 - $305,000.00

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:

27 Aug 2025

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