Lead Information Encryption Security Engineer

Wells Fargo

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Charlotte, NC · Chandler, AZ · Phoenix, AZ · Columbus, OH · San Antonio, TX
Salary: $119,000–$187,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Jun 19, 2026
Nearby: 85 roles within 25 mi

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Similar $175k

This role $153k

$108k most similar roles pay here $219k

This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $142,450–$208,450 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $153k versus about $175k for comparable roles.

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About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company is one of the largest banks in the United States, providing banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services nationwide. Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Wells Fargo currently has 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $139,000–$260,000 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Information Encryption Security Engineer

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Join Wells Fargo's Crypto Infrastructure team as a senior security engineer, where you will guide less experienced staff while driving the design, engineering, and day-to-day management of cryptographic infrastructure. Utilize your expertise in encryption technologies to implement industry-leading security solutions, including automation, incident response, and synthetic transaction monitoring. Collaborate with vendors and partner teams to integrate self-healing technologies and ensure compliance with corporate policies. Required skills include advanced scripting experience with tools like Bash, PowerShell, Python, and Ansible, Unix/Linux systems administration, and knowledge of cryptographic protocols and algorithms. Ideal candidates have a background in encryption technologies, hardware security modules, and cloud certifications, along with strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.

Skills

Python Ansible Bash PowerShell Unix/Linux HSMs FPE TDE Agile Scrum Kanban CI/CD Thales CipherTrust Key Manager CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Puppet Chef Splunk Cryptographic Technologies Key Management

What you'll do

Lead incident response activities for highly complex security events.
Design, engineer, and manage crypto infrastructure including servers, appliances, and HSMs.
Implement information security components such as risk management and threat identification.
Conduct technical investigations to identify causes of incidents and recommend mitigation strategies.
Develop synthetic transaction monitoring to ensure continuous performance and availability.

What we're looking for

5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience or equivalent.
Advanced scripting/automation skills with Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, etc.
Unix/Linux Systems Administration expertise including troubleshooting and hardening.
Extensive experience with encryption technologies and hardware security modules.
Knowledge of cryptographic protocols, algorithms, FPE, tokenization, and TDE.
Proven experience in change and incident management for enterprise environments.

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