Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Public Cloud Storage

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Storage Engineer in the Public Cloud Storage space to lead the design, engineering, automation, and adoption of cloud-based storage services with a primary focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This role will be responsible for developing cloud storage strategy, establishing enterprise standards, onboarding new technologies, and enabling application teams to seamlessly consume storage services across hybrid cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will possess strong experience designing and operating storage solutions across on-premises and public cloud platforms, enabling workload mobility and data services between enterprise data centers and cloud environments. This individual will serve as a technical leader, driving modernization, automation, governance, and operational excellence across the storage ecosystem.

In this role, you will:

Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient storage solutions in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Develop and maintain enterprise storage standards, reference architectures, and engineering best practices

Lead storage strategy initiatives supporting hybrid cloud and multi-cloud adoption

Drive onboarding of new storage products, services, and technologies.

Partner with application, platform, security, and infrastructure teams to accelerate cloud adoption

Design and implement workload migration strategies between on-premises and cloud environments

Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.

Automate storage provisioning, lifecycle management, and operational workflows

Establish governance, security, compliance, encryption, and data protection standards

Evaluate emerging technologies and provide architectural recommendations to leadership

Develop patterns for object, file, and block storage consumption across cloud and hybrid environments

Collaborate with vendors and product teams on roadmap development and platform enhancements

Support capacity planning, performance optimization, resiliency, disaster recovery, and cost management initiatives

Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership for cloud storage modernization efforts

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

5+ years of experience in storage engineering, cloud engineering, or infrastructure architecture

Deep hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Experience designing and supporting:

Cloud Object Storage

Cloud File Storage

Cloud Block Storage

Cloud Data Protection

Strong experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform

Proven experience operating in hybrid cloud environments and migrating workloads between on-premises and cloud platforms

Experience developing engineering standards, architecture patterns, and operational governance frameworks

Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, identity, encryption, and compliance requirements

Experience leading large-scale enterprise onboarding and modernization initiatives

Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Experience with Microsoft Azure

Experience operating within a regulated enterprise environment

Experience with Kubernetes and containerized storage solutions

Experience integrating storage services into CI/CD and platform engineering workflows

Cloud certifications such as:

Google Professional Cloud Architect

Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer

AWS Solutions Architect

Microsoft Azure Architect

Desired Storage Platform Experience

Experience with any of the following technologies is highly desirable:

Public Cloud

Google Cloud Storage (GCS)

Filestore

S3

Persistent Disk

Multi-cloud storage architectures

On-Premises

NetApp ONTAP

Cohesity

Dell Technologies Storage Platforms

Key Skills

Cloud Storage Architecture

Hybrid Cloud Strategy

Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code

Python

Storage Engineering (Block, File, Object)

Cloud Governance & Security

Workload Migration & Modernization

Automation & Platform Engineering

Technical Leadership

Vendor & Product Management

Standards Development

Cost Optimization / FinOps

Disaster Recovery & Data Protection

Job Expectations:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Establish the strategic direction for public cloud storage services.

Deliver scalable, secure, and standardized storage platforms

Accelerate cloud adoption through automation and self-service capabilities

Enable seamless workload and data mobility across on-premises and cloud environments

Drive innovation by evaluating and onboarding emerging storage technologies

Improve security, resiliency, operational efficiency, and customer experience across the enterprise storage landscape

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$119,000.00 - $206,000.00

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:

5 Aug 2026

Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

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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