Wells Fargo

Information Security Engineer

Wells Fargo • $95K — $115K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, including work, training, military experience, or education.
  • 1+ years of experience with Incident Response Protocols and Tools.
  • 1+ years with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) products.
  • 1+ years of experience with Azure, Office 365, or Cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in security consulting for small internal projects to align with information security policies.
  • Track and address vulnerabilities and security issues.
  • Review and analyze security logs to identify potential threats.
  • Assist in designing, documenting, testing, and maintaining security solutions across various platforms.
  • Provide technical support for security-related inquiries and issues.
  • Implement information security components according to best practices and industry standards.
  • Collaborate with team members to resolve technical issues and achieve project goals.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule requiring 3 days in office weekly.
  • Opportunity to work in a dynamic 24/7 environment.
  • Exposure to top-tier security technologies and methodologies.
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment.
  • Potential for personal and professional growth through collaboration with experienced technologists.
Full Job Description
In this role, you will:
  • Participate in security consulting on small projects for internal clients to ensure uniformity with corporate information, security policy, and standards
  • Track or remediate vulnerabilities and security issues
  • Review and correlate security logs
  • Assist with the design, documentation, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of security solutions related to networking, cryptography, cloud, authentication and directory services, email, internet, applications, and endpoint security
  • Provide technical support for security related issues
  • Utilize 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
  • Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
  • Interface with more experienced technologists
  • Demonstrate proficiency in using AI-assisted development and analysis tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot and approved code-centric agents)
  • Leverage AI to accelerate system design, coding, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting
  • Apply strong technical judgment when validating and integrating AI-assisted outputs into solutions
  • Understand and account for model limitations, security risks, and operational considerations
  • Apply AI responsibly in development and production environments
  • Ensure AI usage aligns with security, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards


Required Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 1+ years of Incident Response Protocols and Tools experience
  • 1+ years experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) products(s)
  • 1+ years of Azure, Office 365 or Cloud technologies


Desired Qualifications:
  • 2+ years experience with Endpoint Detection and Response(EDR)product(s)
  • Knowledge and understanding of security analytics including: incident response and a digital forensics discipline
  • Knowledge and understanding of data security controls including malware protection, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, content filtering, Internet proxies, encryption controls, endpoint detection response, and log management solutions
  • Knowledge and understanding of banking or financial services industry
  • Experience with host and/or network log analysis as applied to incident response / threat hunting
  • Knowledge of offensive security, with the ability to think like an adversary when hunting and responding to incidents
  • Knowledge and understanding of security analytics including: incident response and Identity Access Management
  • 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)
  • Cloud Certifications such as GCP, AWS
  • Experience in a 24 x 7 x 365 global security operations center environment


Job Expectations:
  • Ability to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays as needed or scheduled
  • Flexibility to work in a 24/7 environment, including weekends and holidays
  • Hybrid work schedule. 3 days in office required weekly


Posting End Date:

1 Oct 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Careers

Joining Wells Fargo means becoming part of a distinguished financial institution that has been a cornerstone of innovation and leadership in the banking industry. At Wells Fargo, we offer a plethora of job opportunities designed to empower your career growth and development in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Work You’ll Do

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246,577 employees
Market Cap
$155.2 billion
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Net Income
$3.3 billion
Founded
1852
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