Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer to join our Enterprise Web & Email Security team to lead, design, and implement strategy for proxy-based controls, Cloud Secure Web Gateway (Cloud SWG), and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) capabilities in a hybrid environment.
The ideal candidate will bring broad security experience across on-prem and cloud-based web security platforms, with strong knowledge across multiple layers of defense including endpoint, proxy, SaaS, and infrastructure. This role is designed to ensure success in our next-generation approach to discovering, controlling, and mitigating cloud and web-based risk pathways across both on-prem and cloud environments.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the design and implementation of enterprise proxy policy, Cloud SWG, and CASB controls for highly complex hybrid platform solutions
- Participate in technical investigations of security incidents related to web, SaaS, and cloud access, including post-incident analysis and recommendations for mitigation
- Provide security consulting for large initiatives to ensure alignment with corporate security policies, standards, and architectural direction
- Drive, design, document, and maintain a baseline set of security requirements and controls for web, proxy, and cloud access security solutions
- Apply subject matter expertise in industry-leading security technologies and best practices across risk management, threat identification, monitoring, incident response, and access control
- Identify security gaps and architectural weaknesses in web and SaaS access patterns and evaluate remediation alternatives
- Collaborate with and influence engineers, architects, managers, and business partners across technology and security teams
- Lead and mentor a team to deliver on strategic and operational 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:
- Experience with enterprise proxy platforms, Cloud Secure Web Gateways (SWG), or web filtering technologies
- Demonstrated experience with Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) solutions and SaaS visibility/control
- Familiarity with URL categorization, SaaS risk classification, and policy-driven access enforcement
- Experience leveraging Splunk or comparable SIEM platforms for security investigation, and operational analysis related to web activity
- Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance expectations within a large financial institution
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-scrutiny environment with SLAs and operational accountability
- Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across business, engineering, and architecture teams
Job Expectations:
- This position offers a hybrid work schedule
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
- Possible up to 10% travel
Locations:
- 1525 WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina
- 194 Wood Ave S, Iselin, NJ
- 2600 S Price Rd, Chandler, Arizona
- 550 S. 4th St., Minneapolis, MN
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