Principal Cybersecurity engineer

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal 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 Principal Cybersecurity Engineer with over 20 years experience driving enterprise security initiatives in mission critical and regulated environments. This role demands deep technical expertise in security architecture, detection engineering, digital forensics, and incident response. As a senior member within the Cyber Engineering team, you will architect and implement scalable, intelligence-driven security solutions that support adversarial detection, forensic readiness, and threat informed automation. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders-security engineers, threat intelligence analyst, and incident responders, to evolve enterprise detection capabilities and counter sophisticated adversaries targeting our industry.
This position can be hired remotely.
Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.
In this role, you will:

• Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
• Lead architecture and engineering of platforms supporting detection logic, digital forensics, adversary emulation, and threat informed automation.
• Design and maintain SIEM and telemetry pipelines to enable threat visibility across hybrid cloud and on prem environments.
• Apply scripting (Python, Bash) to build detection automation, forensic tooling, and log analysis frameworks for real time threat detection.
• Develop and integrate behavioral and TTP based detections using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and insights from threat intel teams.
• Implement detection design and triage workflows using extensive experience in digital forensics and incident response.
• Translate threat modeling and attack simulations into durable, scalable detection as code solutions.
• Perform as a technical lead and maintain oversight in high impact incidents, including root cause analysis and remediation strategy.
• Collaborate with compliance, legal, and enterprise engineering teams to align detection and response efforts with regulatory standards such as NIST CSF, 800-53, and 800-171.
• Mentor cybersecurity engineers and foster a culture of innovation, accountability and resilience.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, product security, digital forensics, and cybersecurity architecture.
• Proven leadership of cross functional security initiatives, especially in complex or heavily regulated environments.
• Effective communicator with ability to bridge technical depth and business alignment across global teams.

Desired Qualifications:

• Hands on experience supporting Product/Cybersecurity Incident Response Teams and leading breach remediation.
• Operationalization of threat intelligence using formats such as STIX/TAXII and platforms like MISP.
• Experience with structured threat modeling, Red Team engagements, and forensic pipeline development.
• Innovation experience reflected through authored cybersecurity patents and automation tools.
• Certifications: CISSP, GSEC, GCIH, GCFA, GCTI, OSCP, Clode Security
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or an Engineering Discipline.

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.
$144,400.00 - $300,000.00
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:
7 Aug 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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