Lead Information Security Engineer | Cryptographic Development
Wells Fargo
About this role:
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:
- 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
- Utilize your strong understanding of encryption, hashing, data protection algorithms, and key management concepts
- Knowledge and understanding of Python, PowerShell, and Shell scripting
- Evaluate scripts written in various languages utilizing best practices / procedures for automation
- 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.
- Proven written and verbal communication skills with both Business/Management and Technical/Engineering resources
- Experience with security technology product evaluation, proof of concepts, testing, etc.
- Experience with engineering and support of Vormetric, Thales, Voltage, Gemalto/SafeNet and FutureX technologies
- Understanding of architectural, deployment, and integration concepts related to enterprise cryptographic products
- Knowledge and understanding of technology server: file encryption technology, encryption key management and information security policies
- Knowledge and understanding of cryptography and key management
- Knowledge and understanding of Python, Ruby,
- Knowledge of programming or scripting languages.
Job Expectations:
4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
2+ years of experience with Linux operating system engineering or automation
2+ years of experience with or strong conceptual understanding of encryption or related data protection technologies
2+ years experience with security technology product evaluation, proof of concepts, & testing.
Posting End Date:
6 Jun 2025*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells 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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