Wells Fargo

Lead Information Security Analyst

Wells Fargo$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Information Security Analysis experience
  • 1+ year of Vulnerability Management
  • 2+ years in Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
  • 2+ years in Application, Cloud, and Container Security
  • 2+ years in Security Analytics and Reporting
  • 2+ years in Security Data Analysis

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise vulnerability management efforts across multiple environments
  • Advise on information security compliance policy and risk management
  • Conduct complex security issues consultations and provide remediation strategies
  • Influence stakeholders on risk assessments and control decisions
  • Manage critical information assets and develop security risk awareness
  • Collaborate with various teams to achieve security goals
  • Mentor less experienced staff and lead project initiatives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive information security consultation
  • Involvement in enterprise-wide governance and risk management
  • Opportunity to work on advanced security projects
  • Lead and mentor junior staff to develop their skills
  • Exposure to complex technical environments and cybersecurity frameworks
Full Job Description
About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Information Security Analyst to lead enterprise vulnerability management efforts across cloud, application, container, and infrastructure environments. Drive risk identification, prioritization, remediation, governance, and reporting activities to reduce cybersecurity risk and strengthen the organization's security posture.

In this role, you will:
  • Provide advanced information security consultation for all aspects of information security compliance policy, risk management, and remediation
  • Direct information security risk assessment and research, and recommend remediation plans and strategies
  • Influence stakeholders on net new or on material changes to an asset to influence control decisions
  • Provide consulting on security risk assessment and research, and recommend remediation plans and strategies
  • Act as more experienced lead to the organization to develop security risk awareness and mitigating actions
  • Consult the organization on complex security issues and findings
  • Manage the most complex and critical information assets
  • Evaluate and interpret internal and companywide information security policies, processes, standards, and participate with more experienced leaders in decision making on information security
  • Serve as information security lead to advise on the development and delivery of Information Security Education and Awareness
  • Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
  • Lead projects and teams
  • Coordinate with vendor manager on third party assets to manage information security risks
  • Serve as a mentor to less experienced staff


Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of Information Security Analysis experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 1+ Vulnerability Management
  • 2+ Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
  • 2+ Application, Cloud, and Container Security
  • 2+ Security Analytics and Reporting
  • 2+ Security Data Analysis

Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience with enterprise vulnerability management programs and security assessment platforms.
  • Experience developing dashboards, metrics, and executive-level reporting.
  • Experience supporting cloud security initiatives and modern application environments.
  • Experience improving processes through automation and artificial intelligence.
  • Experience supporting audit and regulatory compliance activities.

Job Expectations:
  • This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.
  • Ability to work on-site at approved location listed.
  • Relocation assistance is not available for this position.


Posting End Date:

22 Jul 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

About Wells Fargo

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