Wells Fargo

Senior Information Security Engineer - AWS Cloud Security

Wells Fargo$100K — $163K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience.
  • 3+ years of hands-on AWS security engineering experience.
  • Experience supporting enterprise AWS cloud security in regulated environments.
  • Strong knowledge of AWS security services including identity and networking.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead computer security incident response for complex events.
  • Conduct technical investigations and post-incident forensics.
  • Provide security consulting for medium-scale internal projects.
  • Design and maintain security solutions across various domains.
  • Review and correlate security logs for anomalies.
  • Implement AI tools to enhance system design and operational efficiency.
  • Identify vulnerabilities and evaluate remediation options.

Benefits

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life and critical illness insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Full Job Description

About this role:

This role will support the design, build, and security of AWS cloud capabilities at enterprise scale. The engineer will help implement security architecture, engineering standards, guardrails, automation, and operational controls that enable secure adoption of AWS across the company.

This individual will partner with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Engineering, Identity and Access Management, Data Protection, Risk Management, and Application Development teams to support a modern cloud platform aligned with the firm’s security, resilience, regulatory, and operational objectives.


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

  • 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:

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

  • 3+ years of hands-on AWS security engineering experience.


Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience supporting enterprise AWS cloud security initiatives in a regulated environment.

  • Experience implementing cloud security controls, guardrails, policy enforcement, and governance frameworks.

  • Strong knowledge of AWS security services and capabilities across identity, networking, encryption, logging, monitoring, detection, and governance.

  • Experience securing containerized and cloud-native workloads using Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, and serverless technologies

  • Experience integrating cloud platforms with enterprise IAM, PAM, and cybersecurity ecosystems

  • Experience implementing cloud security controls within large-scale enterprise environments.

  • Experience partnering with development, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver cloud-based solutions.

  • Experience supporting multi-cloud environments

  • Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and automated cloud provisioning

  • Understanding of Zero Trust architecture, DevSecOps, CI/CD security, and software supply chain security

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

  • Ability to operate in a large, complex enterprise environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Locations: 

  • 300 S Brevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

  • 401 Las Colinas Blvd W Bldg. A - Irving, Texas 75039

  • 3075 Loyalty Cir. - Columbus Ohio 43219

Posting Statements:

  • Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 

  • Required location(s) listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position 

  • Salary range is determined by location of the job.  May be considered for a discretionary bonus, Restricted Share Rights, or other long – term incentive awards. 

  • This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Pay Range

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

$100,000.00 - $163,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit  for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.

  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date:

25 Aug 2026

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

About Wells Fargo

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