Lead Information Security Engineer - Cryptographic Products and Services

Wells Fargo•Columbus, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

About this role: Wells Fargo is seeking a motivated Lead Information Security Engineer to 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.

Requirements

5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
5+ years of experience in automation development, platform engineering, or information security engineering, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience.
4+ years of hands‑on experience developing production‑grade automation and scripts using one or more of the following: Python, PowerShell, Bash : Ansible or similar orchestration/configuration tools : JavaScript, VBScript, or workflow automation platforms
4+ years experience in automating tasks across Linux and Windows server environments.
4+ years hands on experience to design scalable, repeatable, and maintainable automation solutions.
2+ years demonstrated experience acting in a lead engineering role, providing technical direction and mentorship to other engineers
4+ years experience working with APIs, service integrations, and command‑line tooling.
4+ years experience in software development fundamentals, including version control, testing, and documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience automating workflows involving encryption, tokenization, or enterprise key management systems.
Working knowledge of cryptographic concepts, protocols, and algorithms, with the ability to support them through automation.
Experience designing and automating solutions that integrate with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) or other security appliances.
Hands‑on experience with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, including automated build, test, and deployment processes.
Advanced scripting experience focused on: Log rotation and normalization Automated telemetry and data collection Error handling, alerting, and remediation workflows
Experience designing and implementing synthetic transactions or automated probes for application and infrastructure monitoring.
Familiarity with configuration and infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
Experience working in Agile delivery models (Scrum or Kanban).
Application development experience, particularly in building automation services or internal tools.
Experience supporting and automating applications in hybrid on‑prem and cloud environments.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and root‑cause analysis skills.
Experience automating: Infrastructure upgrades Security patching Version and firmware upgrades for systems, appliances, and HSMs
Familiarity with enterprise monitoring, reporting, and observability platforms.
Experience working in large, complex enterprise environments.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical automation solutions.
Experience integrating automation within change, incident, and problem management processes.
Demonstrated ability to mentor or guide junior engineers in automation and scripting best practices.

Responsibilities

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.