Lead Information Security Engineer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer in Technology as part of Cybersecurity. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.
We are seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer to provide technical leadership within the Cyber Threat Fusion Center. This role will guide and mentor junior analysts and engineers, lead complex investigations, and drive the development of our detection and response capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in security operations, incident response, and threat detection, along with the ability to collaborate across teams to improve security posture and response effectiveness.
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
• 3+ years of Information Security reporting and analysis experience
• 3+ years of cyber security incidents and events investigation experience
• 2+ years of experience with Cloud platforms
• 2+ years of Splunk experience

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years of information security experience including experience in one or more of the following security disciplines: information security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, host/network forensics, cyber-crime investigation, penetration testing, business continuity, or cyber threat intelligence
• Knowledge and understanding of security analytics including: incident response and a digital forensics discipline
• 3+ years of SIEM experience
• Experience with CrowdStrike
• Ability to provide leadership by coaching, training, and mentoring to junior members

Job Expectations:

• Ability to work four, ten hour days Tuesday through Friday 10am - 8pm.
• Ability to work on-site in a listed location at least three days per week in a hybrid model.
• Ability to work holidays
• Ability to work in an on-call rotation

We are seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer to provide technical leadership within the Cyber Threat Fusion Center. This role will guide and mentor junior analysts and engineers, lead complex investigations, and drive the development of our detection and response capabilities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in security operations, incident response, and threat detection, along with the ability to collaborate across teams to improve security posture and response effectiveness.
Posting End Date:
21 Aug 2025
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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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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