This role pays less than
69%
of similar roles. Most pay
$142,450–$204,375
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$148k
versus about
$173k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
34 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$119,000–$224,000
across 17 roles with salary data.
The Senior Cyber Security Application Penetration Testing Engineer joins the Technology Cybersecurity department to lead and conduct penetration testing on applications while identifying defects and supporting remediation efforts. This role involves performing security risk assessments, conducting technical investigations of information security incidents, and testing networking devices and web-based applications. The engineer will develop custom tools, create proof of concept exploits to mimic attacker techniques, and mentor junior engineers in offensive security. Key technical requirements include expertise in web technologies, Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) using tools like Invicti, Appscan, Fiddler, and Burp Suite, along with scripting in Python or Shell. The position specifically requires leveraging AI-enhanced scanners to accelerate defect identification while ensuring all automated outputs align with security, compliance, and ethical standards within the complex domain of corporate network protection.
Penetration Testing
OWASP Top 10
API Security
Mobile Security
AWS
Azure
Kubernetes
Burp Suite Pro
Postman
Nmap
Metasploit
Kali Linux
Python
PowerShell
Bash
Ruby
Go
REST APIs
OAuth
SAML
JWT
PCI-DSS
NIST 800-53
Modeling and Simulation
Statistical Analysis
Configuration Management
Systems Engineering
Data Collection
Risk Assessment
Data Sampling
Instrumentation
Quality Assurance