About this role:Wells Fargo is seeking an
Enterprise Architecture Governance Architect to support and mature the company's architecture governance practices. This role provides oversight, guidance, and decision support for technology initiatives with medium to high enterprise impact and helps ensure consistent, compliant, and strategically aligned architecture outcomes across the organization.
In this role, you will:- Define and lead enterprise architecture governance for initiatives with medium to high enterprise impact
- Establish, maintain, and evolve enterprise architecture standards, principles, reference architectures, and governance artifacts
- Lead or provide senior guidance within architecture review and decision forums
- Evaluate solution architectures for alignment with enterprise strategy, target-state direction, risk, and compliance requirements
- Identify systemic architecture risks and drive corrective actions or strategic remediation
- Provide authoritative architectural guidance to solution architects, engineering teams, and delivery leaders
- Communicate enterprise architecture strategy, standards, and governance decisions to senior management and technology leadership
- Make and guide architecture decisions by balancing business needs, risk posture, cost, and long-term sustainability
- Mentor and coach architects in enterprise thinking and governance practices
- Ensure consistent adherence to Wells Fargo architecture standards, policies, methodologies, and industry best practices
- Collaborate with risk, security, compliance, and operational partners to embed governance into technology delivery
Required Qualifications:- 5+ years of architecture experience, including enterprise, domain, or solution architecture, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education
- 5+ years of experience defining architecture standards or direction and leading architecture governance activities
- 5+ years of experience assessing complex technology designs and providing clear, defensible architectural recommendations
- 5+ years of experience working across multiple teams, platforms, or lines of business
Desired Qualifications:- Experience leading or supporting enterprise or domain-level architecture review boards
- Strong understanding of risk management, regulatory, and compliance considerations in large-scale environments
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or equivalent)
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
- Experience mentoring architects or serving in a technical leadership role
Job Expectations:- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position
- Relocation assistance is not available for this position
- Ability to work onsite at one of the posted locations
- Active participation or leadership in architecture governance and review forums
- Ongoing stewardship of enterprise architecture standards and governance processes
- Engagement with senior technology, business, and risk stakeholders
- Adherence to Wells Fargo's operational, risk, and compliance requirements
Pay RangeReflected 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 - $224,000.00
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:17 Feb 2026
* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. We Value Equal OpportunityWells 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.
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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