Lead Information Security Engineer

Lead Information Security Engineer - Purple Team

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:

• Strong 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 banking or financial services industry
• Certifications in one or more of the following: Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP), Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE), or Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE).
• Experience conducting project meetings, presentations, and status reporting
• Knowledge and understanding of data security controls and bypasses including malware protection, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, content filtering, Internet proxies, encryption controls, and log management solutions
• Knowledge of offensive security, with the ability to think like an adversary when hunting and responding to security events

Job Expectations:

• Lead or participate in offensive security testing in a purple team capacity, with the goal to aid security content development and/or verification by other teams. This entails amongst others full-cycle or ad-hoc adversarial TTP implementation and countermeasure identification
• Conduct technical investigation of security related events to identify root causes and recommend future mitigation strategies
• Execute and support collaborative detection validation activities by partnering closely with Cyber Defense Management (CDM) teams to validate detections and response workflows directly in production environments, ensuring outcomes translate into measurable operational improvements
• 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
• Contribute to sustained operational improvements by simplifying workflows, supporting automation and AI‑enabled efficiencies, identifying and removing execution blockers, and leveraging KPIs to improve signal quality, reduce alert noise, and actively manage backlogs
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Perform repeatable validation and readiness assessment activities using related tooling to plan, execute, and document adversary emulation and detection testing, producing timely, trusted outputs that inform detection refinement and operational maturity

Posting End Date: 

25 Jun 2026

*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.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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