Lead Security Encryption Engineer

Wells Fargo

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Antonio, TXRaleigh, NCWest Des Moines, IAColumbus, OHMcLean, VA
Salary: $119,000–$224,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Jul 10, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 67 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Lead Security Encryption 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 encryption and key management solutions to protect sensitive data in a large-scale enterprise environment. This hands-on role involves working with cryptographic protocols, HSMs, and modern data protection technologies across Linux, Windows, and automation frameworks like Ansible. You’ll optimize system performance, harden security architectures, and mentor team members while fostering continuous learning. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in information security engineering, scripting/automation, Unix/Linux/Windows systems administration, encryption technologies, and hardware security modules. Advanced knowledge of cryptographic protocols, key management, and tools like Thales CipherTrust Key Manager is essential. Experience with cloud certifications and a background in the financial services industry are highly desirable.

Skills

Python Ansible Linux Windows Thales CipherTrust Key Manager CipherTrust Transparent Encryption FPE TDE Agile Scrum HSM Cryptographic protocols Tokenization 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.
Experience with Thales CipherTrust Key Manager and Transparent Encryption technologies.
Perform builds, administration, and support of hardware security modules and devices.

What we're looking for

5+ years of experience in Information Security Engineering or equivalent.
Deep expertise in cryptographic protocols, algorithms, and key management technologies.
Proficient in scripting/automation with tools like Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible.
Extensive Unix/Linux/Windows Systems Administration experience including hardening and tuning.
Hands-on experience with encryption/tokenization technologies and hardware security modules (HSMs).
Experience with Thales CipherTrust Key Manager and Transparent Encryption solutions.

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