Lead Information Encryption Security Engineer

Wells Fargo

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Charlotte, NCChandler, AZPhoenix, AZColumbus, OHSan Antonio, TX
Salary: $119,000–$187,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Jul 10, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $153k

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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 65 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Information Encryption Security Engineer

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Join Wells Fargo’s high-impact security engineering team as a Lead Security Encryption Engineer, where you will design and scale critical encryption and key management solutions to protect sensitive data in a large-scale enterprise environment. This hands-on role requires deep expertise in cryptographic protocols, HSMs, and modern data protection technologies, with daily tasks involving scripting, automation, system hardening, and secure architecture development across Linux, Windows, and various automation frameworks. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in information security engineering, encryption technologies, and hardware security modules, along with advanced knowledge of cryptographic protocols and algorithms. Familiarity with tools like Thales CipherTrust Key Manager and Ansible is essential, as well as a passion for solving complex security challenges in a fast-paced setting.

Skills

Python Ansible Linux Windows HSMs Thales CipherTrust Key Manager CipherTrust Transparent Encryption FPE TDE Agile Scrum Kanban Puppet Chef CI/CD

What you'll do

Design, build, and scale encryption and key management solutions to protect sensitive data.
Work across Linux, Windows environments to harden systems and optimize performance.
Mentor team members by providing technical guidance and fostering a culture of learning.
Implement infrastructure upgrades, security patches, and version upgrades for HSMs.
Perform builds, administration, and support of hardware security modules and appliances.
Experience with encryption technologies like Thales CipherTrust Key Manager and CTE.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in Information Security Engineering or equivalent.
Deep expertise in cryptographic protocols, algorithms, and key management.
Proficient with scripting/automation using Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, etc.
Extensive Unix/Linux/Windows Systems Administration experience with OS hardening.
Experience with encryption technologies, including Thales CipherTrust Key Manager.
Understanding of FPE, tokenization, TDE, and infrastructure upgrade implementation.
Familiarity with Agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies in enterprise environments.

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