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The Principal Architect will provide technical direction to architects and engineers while partnering across Product, Engineering, Security, Risk, Operations, and the business to ensure technology strategy supports client needs and long-term business objectives.\nWe are looking for a strategic technology leader who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, drive architectural decisions, and lead modernization across complex, highly regulated environments.\nIn this Role, You Will\nAct as a trusted advisor to senior executives and technology leadership in defining architecture strategy and delivering highly complex business and technology solutions across multiple organizations.\nLead the architecture vision, modernization roadmap, and target-state strategy Global Payments and Liquidity Platforms and supporting capabilities.\nDrive enterprise-scale transformation initiatives involving private/public cloud adoption, platform modernization, 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architectures, and technology frameworks across the portfolio.\nEnsure solutions align with Wells Fargo standards, security requirements, regulatory obligations, and industry best practices.\nLead adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, intelligent automation, and advanced analytics capabilities that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, risk management, and developer productivity.\nEvaluate and define AI architecture patterns, Responsible AI practices, and enterprise integration approaches for AI-enabled solutions.\nInfluence enterprise and vendor technology roadmaps and identify emerging technologies that provide strategic business value and competitive advantage.\nMentor and develop architects and engineering leaders while fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous modernization.\nDefine business capability maps, technology enablement strategies, and architecture roadmaps that align strategic business objectives with technology investments.\nRequired Qualifications\n7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education\n7+ years of experience developing architecture roadmaps, modernization strategies, and implementation plans aligned to business and technology objectives\n5+ years of financial services experience, including exposure to payments processing, treasury services, commercial deposits, liquidity management, or related banking platforms\n1+ years of Global Payments and Liquidity domains, including Wire Transfer, ACH, Real-Time Payments (RTP), ISO 20022, liquidity management, commercial deposits, treasury services, payment orchestration, or related transaction-processing platforms\nDesired Qualifications\nExperience partnering with Product Managers and Product Owners to develop product-aligned architectures and technology strategies.\nStrong background in transactional 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event-driven systems, and modern engineering practices\nExperience influencing senior executives, technology leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders within complex organizations\nExperience translating business strategy, product strategy, and operational objectives into architecture roadmaps\nJob Expectations\nServe as a strategic technology advisor to leadership on architecture, modernization, innovation, and emerging technology adoption.\nLead architecture strategy and modernization efforts across Global Payments and Liquidity\nTranslate complex business challenges into scalable, resilient, and maintainable technology solutions\nProvide architectural leadership across the Global Payments and Liquidity domain, ensuring alignment to business capabilities and strategic objectives\nDrive adoption of cloud-native architectures, platform engineering, API-first strategies, event-driven architectures, and engineering best practices\nChampion AI and Generative AI adoption opportunities, identifying capabilities that improve client experience, operational efficiency, decision-making, risk management, automation, and software delivery productivity\nCollaborate with senior business leaders, product teams, engineering organizations, risk management, architecture councils, and enterprise stakeholders to drive strategic alignment\nSuccess in this role requires balancing strategic thinking with execution, influencing without direct authority, driving consensus across organizations, and simplifying complex business and technology challenges into actionable architectural direction\nServe as a recognized architecture authority across the enterprise\nRequired to work in the office as per the organization's Return-to-Office policy\nThis position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship\nRelocation assistance is not available\nPosting Locations:\n300 S Brevard St. Charlotte, NC 28202\n125 High St. - Boston, Massachusetts 02110\nPosting End Date:\n29 Nov 2026*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.\nWe Value Equal Opportunity\nWells 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.\nEmployees 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.\nCandidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.\nApplicants with Disabilities\nTo request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.\nDrug and Alcohol Policy\nWells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.\nWells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:\na. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.\nb. 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