Systems Operations Senior Manager - SRE / DevOps

About This RoleWells Fargo is seeking a Systems Operations Senior Manager to build and lead a high-performing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps capability supporting enterprise-scale platforms. This role establishes reliability engineering standards, embeds automation-first operations, and partners closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient, scalable, and secure technology services.The leader drives operational maturity through modern SRE practices, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution, ensuring services meet availability, performance, and recoverability objectives while reducing operational risk and manual effort.In This Role, You WillEstablish and lead enterprise SRE and DevOps practices across systems operations, embedding reliability engineering principles into supported platforms.Define and operationalize service reliability frameworks, including service-level objectives, indicators, error budgets, and production readiness standards.Own reliability strategy, resilience patterns, and operational acceptance for business-critical platforms.Drive standardization across incident, problem, change, and post-incident management processes.Lead major incident response, ensuring rapid stabilization, clear executive and customer communications, and disciplined follow-through.Champion automation to reduce manual effort and operational risk, including runbook automation and self-healing workflows.Build and evolve observability strategies that enable proactive detection, rapid diagnosis, and data-driven reliability improvements.Manage and develop teams of analysts, engineers, and managers providing technical services and operational support.Partner with application, infrastructure, and product teams to balance delivery velocity with operational resilience.Determine Systems Operations strategy and execution priorities to meet moderate to high-risk deliverables.Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Systems Operations.Develop a culture of ownership, operational discipline, continuous improvement, and talent development aligned with business strategy.Required Qualifications:7+ years of Systems Engineering and Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education3+ years of management or leadership experience5+ years of experience leading reliability, production operations, or SRE teams responsible for availability, incident response, observability, and operational readiness for large-scale, business-critical platformsDesired Qualifications:Demonstrated ability to operationalize SRE practices within complex enterprise or regulated environmentsExperience supporting mission-critical platforms with high availability and recoverability requirementsExperience driving automation, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and operational standardization at scaleDemonstrated ability to design and leverage observability solutions using metrics, logs, traces, and eventsExperience applying blameless post-incident review practices to drive systemic improvementsExperience interpreting and developing policies and procedures aligned with enterprise risk, security, and compliance requirementsExperience supporting audits and risk assessments with strong documentation and operational controlsExperience partnering closely with both application engineering and infrastructure teamsAbility to communicate complex operational and reliability topics clearly to executive audiencesJob Expectations:Must be able to work onsite in one of the posted locationsSponsorship is not available for this positionPay 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.$159,000.00 - $305,000.00BenefitsWells 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 benefits401(k) PlanPaid time offDisability benefitsLife insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insuranceParental leaveCritical caregiving leaveDiscounts and savingsCommuter benefitsTuition reimbursementScholarships for dependent childrenAdoption reimbursementPosting End Date:11 May 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.Applicants With DisabilitiesTo request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo .Drug and Alcohol PolicyWells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.Wells Fargo Recruitment And Hiring Requirements Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.Reference NumberR-539662-3