Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer.
In this role, you will:
- Lead computer security incident response activities for highly complex events
- Conduct technical investigation of security related incidents and post incident digital forensics to identify causes and recommend future mitigation strategies
- Provide security consulting on large projects for internal clients to ensure conformity with corporate information, security policy, and standards
- Design, document, test, maintain, and provide issue resolution recommendations for highly complex security solutions related to networking, cryptography, cloud, authentication and directory services, email, internet, applications, and endpoint security
- Review and correlate security logs
- Utilize subject matter knowledge in industry leading security solutions and best practices to implement one or more components of information security such as availability, integrity, confidentiality, risk management, threat identification, modeling, monitoring, incident response, access management, and business continuity
- Identify security vulnerabilities and issues, perform risk assessments, and evaluate remediation alternatives
- Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
- Lead a team to achieve objectives
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- The Lead Engineer will be part of a team performs the cryptographic evaluations and certifications of data protection technologies along with information protection architecture responsibilities.
- Additionally, will engage stakeholders, subject matter experts, vendors and management teams for evaluation, analysis, reporting, and summarizing data evaluation of hardware security modules (HSM) and Key/Certifications management.
- Lab analysis will be performed to complete summaries and evaluations.
- Will perform evaluations in Linux Server operating systems, Hardware Security Modules, Key Managers and/or data protection/encryption solutions.
- Will develop and create technical/engineering documentation.
- Will design and develop scripting and automation practices.
- Participates in interactions with encryption technology vendors - helps to ensure vendor product engineering is in line with the objectives and security requirements of Wells Fargo and coordinates with the vendor support team to ensure issues impacting Wells Fargo are resolved quickly and effectively.
- Participates in interactions with technical, engineering and non-technical partners across the Enterprise for technologies listed above.
- Evaluate the cryptographic capabilities of multiple data protection technologies deployed across Wells Fargo networks, applications, public key infrastructure and authentication services.
- Fluent in multiple scripting languages and best practices/ procedures for automation
- Knowledge and understanding of Python, PowerShell, and Shell scripting
- Perform deep-dive evaluations of encryption and other data protection technologies
- Need to be capable of creating technical/engineering documentation and have excellent written and oral communication.
- Participate in the research, analysis, design, testing and implementation of complex data protection technologies alongside other teams within our organization.
- Participates in interactions with encryption technology vendors - helps to ensure vendor product engineering is in line with the objectives and security requirements of Wells Fargo
- Work with partner Engineering Teams on identification and remediation of security vulnerabilities and may also conduct risk assessments of Infrastructure to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and adherence to best practices
- May provide technical guidance to less experienced staff.
- Given the nature of the encryption technologies, the team environment is very fast paced and requires the ability to drive to solutions as an individual and to work effectively with the team as well.
Job Expectations:
- The Lead Engineer will be part of a team performs the cryptographic evaluations and certifications of data protection technologies along with information protection architecture responsibilities.
- Additionally, will engage stakeholders, subject matter experts, vendors and management teams for evaluation, analysis, reporting, and summarizing data evaluation of hardware security modules (HSM) and Key/Certifications management.
- Lab analysis will be performed to complete summaries and evaluations. Will perform evaluations in Linux Server operating systems, Hardware Security Modules, Key Managers and/or data protection/encryption solutions. Will develop and create technical/engineering documentation.
- Will design and develop scripting and automation practices. Participates in interactions with encryption technology vendors - helps to ensure vendor product engineering is in line with the objectives and security requirements of Wells Fargo and coordinates with the vendor support team to ensure issues impacting Wells Fargo are resolved quickly and effectively.
- Participates in interactions with technical, engineering and non-technical partners across the Enterprise for technologies listed above. In this role, you will: In this role, you will:
- Evaluate the cryptographic capabilities of multiple data protection technologies deployed across Wells Fargo networks, applications, public key infrastructure and authentication services.
- Fluent in multiple scripting languages and best practices/ procedures for automation
- Knowledge and understanding of Python, PowerShell, and Shell scripting
- Perform deep-dive evaluations of encryption and other data protection technologies
- Need to be capable of creating technical/engineering documentation and have excellent written and oral communication.
- Participate in the research, analysis, design, testing and implementation of complex data protection technologies alongside other teams within our organization.
- Participates in interactions with encryption technology vendors - helps to ensure vendor product engineering is in line with the objectives and security requirements of Wells Fargo
- Work with partner Engineering Teams on identification and remediation of security vulnerabilities and may also conduct risk assessments of Infrastructure to ensure compliance with corporate security policies and adherence to best practices.
- May provide technical guidance to less experienced staff. Given the nature of the encryption technologies, the team environment is very fast paced and requires the ability to drive to solutions as an individual and to work effectively with the team as well.
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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 33 on Fortune’s 2025 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Our technology professionals drive innovation, information security, and big data analytics while maintaining a network that handles more than 12 billion customer interactions a year. Join us! Are you looking for more? Find it here. At Wells Fargo, we're more than a financial services leader – we’re a global trailblazer committed to driving innovation, empowering communities, and helping our customers succeed. We believe that a meaningful career is much more than just a job – it’s about finding all of the elements to help you thrive, in one place. Living the Well Life means you’re supported in life, not just work. It means having robust benefits, competitive compensation, and programs designed to help you find work-life balance and well-being. You’ll be rewarded for investing in your community, celebrated for being your authentic self, and empowered to grow. And we’re recognized for it – Wells Fargo once again ranked in the top three – making us the #1 financial services employer – on the 2025 LinkedIn Top Companies list of best workplaces “to grow your career” in the U.S. 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. © 2026 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC.
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