Principal Engineer, Agentic Identity Security

Wells Fargo

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irving, TXCharlotte, NCColumbus, OH
Salary
$159,000–$254,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 28, 2026 (soon)

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This role $206k
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This role pays less than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $176,775–$226,537 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $202k 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 40 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Engineer, Agentic Identity Security

Principal Engineer - Agentic Identity Security serves as a senior technical leader within the Identity and Access Management Engineering team. This role is responsible for defining enterprise architecture and security strategies for agentic identity, including AI agents, autonomous systems, and non-human identities like machine and workload identities. The individual will establish reference architectures, engineering standards, and governance controls to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant AI innovation. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing authentication, authorization, and lifecycle management models while developing security patterns for agent-to-agent communication and Zero Trust principles. Key technologies and skills include experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, AWS, GCP, CyberArk, Saviynt, and protocols like OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SPIFFE/SPIRE, and PKI. The role addresses the complex challenge of securing emerging autonomous technologies while maintaining strict auditability and regulatory compliance in a highly regulated environment.

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What you'll do

  • Define the enterprise architecture and security strategy for AI agents, machine identities, and other non-human access models.
  • Establish reference architectures, engineering standards, and reusable security patterns for agentic identity initiatives.
  • Design authentication, authorization, lifecycle management, and auditability models specifically for AI agents and autonomous systems.
  • Develop security patterns for agent registration, peer-to-peer communication, and capability-based authorization.
  • Implement identity-centric security controls that support Zero Trust principles and reduce reliance on long-lived credentials.
  • Architect integrations across enterprise Identity Governance, Privileged Access Management, and cloud platforms.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor capabilities related to AI security and non-human identity governance.
  • Ensure all architecture and engineering solutions meet internal risk, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of engineering experience or equivalent through work, training, military service, or education.
  • 7+ years of experience in identity and access management, cybersecurity, software engineering, or enterprise architecture.
  • 5+ years of experience designing enterprise identity architecture and identity-centric security solutions.
  • Experience defining architecture and security strategies for agentic AI, autonomous systems, and non-human identities (preferred).
  • Experience securing AI agents, large language model integrations, and orchestration frameworks (preferred).
  • Knowledge of protocols such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SPIFFE/SPIRE, and PKI (preferred).
  • Experience with platforms like Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, AWS, GCP, CyberArk, or Saviynt (preferred).
  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, or equivalent (preferred).

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