Lead SIEM 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.
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead SIEM Engineer for our Cyber Security Operations team to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Splunk-based observability and security solutions across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Splunk architecture and administration, and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure log management. Experience with data pipeline engineering is a strong plus.
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
• Act as a subject matter expert for Splunk architecture and engineering.
• Translate business and compliance requirements into technical solutions using Splunk.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices and emerging technologies in observability and log management.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation across Splunk deployments.
• Collaborate with leadership to align technical solutions with enterprise priorities.

Key Duties:

• Lead the engineering and operational support of Splunk Cloud architecture, CRIBL Stream deployment, and data pipeline optimization.
• Design and implement scalable log ingestion frameworks using CRIBL and Splunk forwarders
• Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, alerts, and reports for security and operational use cases.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure log fidelity and performance.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior Splunk engineers.
• Evaluate and integrate complementary technologies such as CRIBL, SOAR, and cloud-native logging tools.
• Contribute to the development of observability and telemetry strategies.
• Support automation and orchestration efforts to streamline data onboarding and enrichment.

Required Qualifications, US:

• 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 hands-on experience with Splunk architecture, administration, and content development.
• Strong understanding of log ingestion, parsing, and data normalization.
• Experience with Splunk Cloud and/or hybrid deployments.
• Familiarity with automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Terraform).

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with CRIBL Stream or similar data routing platforms.
• Experience designing or managing data pipelines for enterprise environments.
• Certifications in Splunk (e.g., Splunk Certified Power User, Admin, Architect).
• Experience integrating Splunk with cloud-native services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with SIEM, SOAR, and threat detection use cases.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

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.
$119,000.00 - $224,000.00
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:
11 Dec 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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