Senior Information Security Engineer

Charlotte, NC, United States

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer within technology as part of Cyber Security. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.

Looking for someone with experience or education in tactical cyber-attack evaluation, exploit testing and analysis, cyber intelligence, and red or purple teaming.  The ideal candidate will have experience in using tactical expertise in exploit testing, and exploit proof-of-concept development and analysis, to identify over-the-horizon cyber-attack vectors that may pose a risk to the company’s information security environment. The candidate will also have experience partnering with cyber defenders to resolve identified capability gaps.  The team member will need to have experience in conducting technical research and identifying methods to detect emerging cyber threats, emulating full-life cycle cyber-attack methodologies, and have a deep, technical understanding of evolving Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).

The ideal candidate will have a well-rounded understanding of endpoint/network defenses and detection methodologies, or incident response, in addition to an expertise in how adversarial cyber threat actors think and attack. Regular collaboration with multiple teams such as the Cyber Threat Fusion Center, Security Content Development, Cyber Threat Intelligence, and Offensive Security teams will be critical to success.

In this role, you will:

Lead or participate in computer security incident response activities for moderately complex events

Conduct technical investigation of security related incidents and post incident digital forensics to identify causes and recommend future mitigation strategies

Provide security consulting on medium projects for internal clients to ensure conformity with corporate information, security policy, and standards

Design, document, test, maintain, and provide issue resolution recommendations for moderately complex security solutions related to networking, cryptography, cloud, authentication and directory services, email, internet, applications, and endpoint security

Review and correlate security logs

Utilize subject matter knowledge in industry leading security solutions and best practices to implement one or more components of information security such as availability, integrity, confidentiality, risk management, threat identification, modeling, monitoring, incident response, access management, and business continuity

Identify security vulnerabilities and issues, perform risk assessments, and evaluate remediation alternatives

Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

4+ years of information security applications and systems experience

3 + years of experience utilizing agile methodologies in technical project management and reporting associated with Red Team, Purple Team, Blue Team assessments, or cyber security research events

3+ years of experience managing cybercrime detection, investigation, and intelligence strategies

Desired Qualifications:

3+ years of information security experience including experience in one or more of the following security disciplines: information security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, host/network forensics, cyber-crime investigation, penetration testing, business continuity, or cyber threat intelligence

2+ years of Splunk experience or similar SIEM technologies

Knowledge and understanding of banking or financial services industry

Certifications in one or more of the following: Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP), Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE), Offensive Security Exploitation Expert (OSEE), or Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE), CISSP

PMP certification

Experience conducting project meetings, presentations, and status reporting

Knowledge and understanding of data security controls including malware protection, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, content filtering, Internet proxies, encryption controls, and log management solutions

Knowledge of offensive security, with the ability to think like an adversary when hunting and responding to incidents

Experience with multiple operating systems to include Windows, Mac OS, and Unix/Linux

Job Expectations:

Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

This position offers a hybrid work schedule

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship

Locations:

1525 WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262

1301 Solana Blvd, Westlake, Texas 76262

2600 S Price Rd, Chandler, Arizona 85286

550 S 4th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

Posting End Date:

14 Apr 2024 *Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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