Senior Information Security Engineer, Directory Services

Wells Fargo

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Hybrid
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CHARLOTTE, NCPHILADELPHIA, PACHANDLER, AZ
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2 days ago
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Confirmed live today
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Oct 3, 2026

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Information Security Engineer, Directory Services

Senior Information Security Engineer - Directory Services will join the Directory Services Engineering team to secure and modernize enterprise identity infrastructure for workforce, application, service, and machine authentication. This role functions as both a security architect and hands-on engineer, designing and maintaining Active Directory environments, hardening baselines, and managing directory hygiene. The position involves engineering Microsoft Entra ID controls such as MFA and PIM, securing Radiant Logic Virtual Directory services, and managing Linux authentication via LDAP, Kerberos, SSSD, and PAM. Key responsibilities include implementing RBAC, ABAC, and privileged access management while developing monitoring content using Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, and KQL. The role addresses the technical challenge of securing identity lifecycle management and ensuring compliance across diverse environments including cloud platforms, HR systems, and integrated authentication protocols like SAML and OAuth to mitigate identity-based threats.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and maintain secure Active Directory environments including Group Policy, trust relationships, and authentication services.
  • Engineer and manage Microsoft Entra ID security controls such as Conditional Access, MFA, and Privileged Identity Management.
  • Secure enterprise virtual directory services using Radiant Logic to integrate multiple identity repositories and attributes.
  • Manage Linux authentication and authorization integrations including LDAP, Kerberos, SSSD, and certificate-based authentication.
  • Develop and maintain hardening baselines, security standards, and control frameworks for all identity platforms.
  • Create monitoring and reporting capabilities for sign-in activity, authentication events, and security posture metrics.
  • Investigate directory service security incidents and develop detection content using SIEM platforms like Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Produce technical documentation and architecture diagrams to support audit requirements and regulatory examinations.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience or equivalent through work, training, military service, or education.
  • 4+ years of experience in Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Radiant Virtual Directory, or Linux security platforms.
  • 4+ years of experience in identity governance, authentication technologies, privileged access management, and enterprise security controls.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (preferred).
  • 7+ years of Information Security, Identity Security, or Infrastructure Security experience (preferred).
  • Experience with Radiant RBDS platform, LDAP, and directory service architectures (preferred).
  • Experience securing Linux platforms and authentication services (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, OAuth, and MFA; PowerShell automation and scripting (preferred).

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