Lead Authentication Software Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Digital Technology and Innovation (DT&I) group supports the Corporate Strategy, Digital Platform & Innovation Business. Together they work closely to continue evolving Wells Fargo’s digital platforms and enhance integration of the innovation pipeline into our customer-facing capabilities. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at  Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for having a deep authentication/security expertise, strong Java-microservices architecture skills, proven large-scale platform leadership experience, and the ability to drive Auth Hub's enterprise authentication vision across Digital, Contact Center, Branch, and Fraud ecosystems.

The Auth Hub platform is responsible for authentication orchestration, authentication strength evaluation, session management, auditability, and secure customer authentication across channels. The Lead engineer in Auth Hub platform is expected to drive enterprise-wide solutions and collaborate across business and technology  this role, you will:

Lead complex technology initiatives including those that are company wide with broad impact

Act as a key participant in developing standards and company wide best practices for engineering complex and large scale technology solutions for technology engineering disciplines

Design, code, test, debug, and document for projects and programs

Review and analyze complex, large-scale technology solutions for tactical and strategic business objectives, enterprise technological environment, and technical challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors, including intangibles or unprecedented technical factors

Make decisions in developing standard and company wide best practices for engineering and technology solutions requiring understanding of industry best practices and new technologies, influencing and leading technology team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives

Collaborate and consult with key technical experts, senior technology team, and external industry groups to resolve complex technical issues and achieve goals

Lead projects, teams, or serve as a peer mentor

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education4+ years of Java development and Spring Boot framework development in API integration design.
3+ years of experience in Microservices architecture, REST API design and versioning3+years of MongoDB experience2+ years of Kafka experience

Desired

Qualifications:

Prior experience in effectively using Agentic AI tools for SDLCAuthentication & Security Domain Expertise
- Strong understanding of enterprise authentication and identity verification with MFA and step-up authentication patterns. Authentication strength models and risk-based authentication, session management, token lifecycle, TTL, and authorization concepts.

Reliability Engineering - SLA/SLO management, performance testing and Production support leadership with Incident management skills.

Agile Delivery Leadership
- Sprint planning and execution, Backlog refinement, Technical cost estimation, Release planning and release hardening

Cross-Functional Leadership
- Business and technology collaboration, Architecture discussions with Stakeholder management

Banking Industry Experience in Authentication and Security domain.

Leadership Skills
- Mentoring senior engineers, building Technical roadmap, Architecture governance

Operational Excellence
- Splunk, Dynatrace/App Dynamics, Dashboard development and Service health monitoring

Job Expectations:

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship or transfer…