Infrastructure Engineering Senior Manager - Data Protection

Senior Manager Of Data Protection Engineering

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Manager of Data Protection Engineering to lead the transformation of the enterprise data protection platform. This leader will drive the modernization of backup, recovery, cyber resilience, and data security capabilities across on-premises, hybrid, and public cloud environments. A key focus of this role will be accelerating the adoption of modern data protection platform, enabling cloud-integrated recovery services, cyber vaulting, ransomware resilience, and operational automation at enterprise scale.

This leader will be responsible for a geographically distributed engineering organization supporting more than 500 PBs of protected data across critical business applications and infrastructure. The role requires strong technical leadership, strategic planning, and execution capabilities to deliver resilient, compliant, and cost-effective data protection services that align with Wells Fargo's cloud transformation and cyber resilience objectives.

The Senior Manager will partner closely with Infrastructure Engineering teams, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Risk, Application Development, and CIO teams to develop and execute a multi-year roadmap that modernizes the enterprise data protection ecosystem and enables greater self-service, automation, and cloud adoption.

In this role, you will:

• Define and execute the enterprise data protection strategy, aligning with cloud, cyber resilience, and infrastructure modernization initiatives
• Lead the transition from traditional backup architectures to modern, policy-driven platforms leveraging cloud-native protection services, immutable storage, and cyber recovery capabilities
• Drive adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud data protection solutions across GCP, Azure, and AWS environments
• Develop long-term roadmaps that improve recovery outcomes, reduce operational complexity, and optimize infrastructure costs
• Ensure data protection services support evolving business, regulatory, and resiliency requirements
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of engineers focused on platform engineering, automation, cloud integration, and service reliability
• Establish engineering standards, automation frameworks, and operational practices that improve scalability and reduce manual effort
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence
• Drive modernization initiatives focused on Infrastructure as Code, API-driven automation, self-service consumption, and platform engineering principles
• Partner with Cybersecurity teams to enhance ransomware protection, cyber recovery, immutable storage strategies, and recovery testing programs.
• Ensure engineering solutions meet enterprise security, compliance, governance, audit, and regulatory requirements
• Lead resiliency assessments and recovery readiness initiatives to improve recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO)
• Identify and mitigate operational, security, and technology risks across the data protection ecosystem
• Serve as the executive engineering partner for strategic vendors including Cohesity and cloud providers
• Influence product roadmaps, feature prioritization, and platform enhancements to meet enterprise requirements
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends in cyber resilience, cloud backup, AI-driven operations, and data security
• Drive technology lifecycle management and modernization efforts across the backup and recovery portfolio
• As a Team Member Manager, you are expected to achieve success by leading yourself, your team, and the business. Specifically, you will:
• Lead with integrity and create an environment where team members feel included, valued, and empowered to perform at their highest potential
• Drive a culture focused on engineering excellence, automation, self-service adoption, and customer-centric delivery
• Develop organizational capabilities through coaching, mentoring, succession planning, and talent development
• Manage performance, risk, financial stewardship, and strategic execution while fostering collaboration across organizational boundaries

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Infrastructure Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of management or leadership experience
• Experience leading large-scale infrastructure or platform engineering teams supporting mission-critical environments

Desired Qualifications

• Deep expertise in enterprise data protection, backup and recovery, cyber resilience, and business continuity solutions
• Strong experience with Cohesity and modern enterprise backup platforms, including Rubrik, Net Backup, Data Domain, or similar technologies
• Experience protecting workloads across hybrid cloud environments including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Knowledge of cloud-native backup, disaster recovery, immutable…