About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer in Technology as a part of Chief Technology Office. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com.

The selected candidate will join an exciting, fast paced team working on cutting edge encryption, tokenization and key management technologies that are leveraged to protect information companywide. This role will provide technical leadership, and be an individual contributor, to teams that design, deploy, and operationally maintain cryptographic products and services including Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and security appliances.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in the design and deployment of cryptographic products in physical, virtual, and containerized environments. The ideal candidate will also have demonstrated experience in automating processes including product builds, operational maintenance, and customer integration and onboarding. This role reports directly to the Senior Manager for the Encryption, Tokenization and Key Management team.

In this role, you will:

• Drive design, deployment and automation strategies for encryption, tokenization and key management products and services including Hardware Security Modules, security appliances and security applications deploying in physical, virtual, and containerized environments
• Provide technical guidance and oversight to teams and team members responsible for product delivery and operational maintenance
• Develop and maintain documentation including design and build guides, deployment strategies, automation guides and operational processes
• Participate in research, analysis and evaluation of new cryptographic products and services
• Participate in Proof of Concept (POC) testing and demonstrations for new cryptographic products and services
• Support company driven audits, gather evidence of compliance to company policies, and drive product enhancements, when needed, to remediate findings
• Conduct technical investigation of incidents to identify causes and recommend future mitigation strategies
• Collaborate across Wells Fargo teams, including compliance, security architecture and security evaluation teams to ensure cryptographic products are compliant to company policies
• Work with vendors to understand the technology vendor's roadmap, help to influence that roadmap, and ensure requests for technology/product enhancements are meeting the needs 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
• Support incident response, root cause analysis and corrective action activities
• Oversee team of engineers and influence design/architecture decisions regarding encryption infrastructure to support our line of business customers
• Ensure design decisions consider blast radius and business resiliency requirements to reduce / eliminate impact during service changes or DDOS type events, among others

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
• 4+ years of scripting/automation using tools such as: Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, VBScript, or JavaScript experience
• 4+ years of Linux and Windows server experience
• 3+ years of encryption or tokenization and key management technologies experience
• 3+ years of performing builds, administration and/or support of hardware security modules or security appliance devices experience
• 3 + years of advanced knowledge of Cryptographic protocols & algorithms experience
• 3+ Years of Format Preserving Encryption (FPE), tokenization and Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) experience
• 3 + years of designing solutions for Data at Rest encryption using Thales Vormetric DSM and CipherTrust Manager appliances at a Subject Matter Expert level experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD automated build and deployment processes
• Advanced scripting skills specifically around log rotation, data collection, error collection and alerting
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing synthetic transactions for the monitoring of applications and/or infrastructure
• Experience with Puppet/Chef/Ansible or similar automation tools
• Experience with Agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies
• Public cloud engineering or support experience
• Application development experience
• Experience with application support in Linux and Windows server environments
• Experience performing technical product assessments, including development of implementation plans, in a large enterprise
• Experience mentoring/guiding less experienced staff
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Advanced critical thinking, problem solving and technical troubleshooting abilities
• Security certifications such as CISSP, GIAC or equivalent.
• Cloud certifications such as AZ-900, MS-900 or equivalent/higher
• Knowledge and understanding of implementing infrastructure upgrades, security patches, or version upgrades.
• Knowledge and understanding of Splunk
• Knowledge and understanding of banking or the financial services industry
• Experience with and the ability to thrive in a complex and fast-paced technology and/or information security organization, within a large enterprise environment
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven experience with change and incident management practices in medium to large enterprise environments
• Knowledge and understanding of implementing infrastructure upgrades, security patches, version upgrades for systems, appliances and HSM’s
• Experience with Hardware Security Modules, such as Thales, Entrust, Futurex or Fortanix

Job Expectations:

• Remote work is not available for this position
• This role is not eligible for Visa sponsorship or transfer

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

Benefits

Wells 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 benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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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