Principal Engineer, Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo

Location:
United States, Charlotte ▼
Chandler
Irving
Minneapolis
Iselin

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

159000.00 - 305000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Wells Fargo is looking for a dynamic Principal Engineer to join our fast-paced team. This role involves working on multiple critical initiatives to support Cybersecurity Engineering and Architecture (E&A). You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on a high-visibility cybersecurity function.

Job Responsibility:

Creating and performing maturity assessments of engineering tools and ensuring compliance with defined expectations
Designing and leading training and upskilling initiatives
Setting strategies for gamification and hackathons related to Software Engineering
Establishing software engineering team OKRs focused on skills and new innovations
Creating and implementing training curriculums for E&A Cyber functions
Ensuring adherence through metrics and reporting
Coding/development of websites and data transformation logic
Establishing and managing communities of practice
Coordinating learning initiatives with vendors
Facilitating both online and in-person workshops
Leading war rooms and designing customized workshops
Providing vision, direction, and expertise to senior leadership regarding transformation approaches
Evaluating highly complex business problems and providing subject matter knowledge proficiency for technology initiatives
Ensuring compliance and risk management requirements
Partnering with engineering, database and other technical teams to accomplish E&A and cybersecurity's goals

Requirements:

7+ years of Engineering experience
7+ years of Software Engineering and Business Systems Designing experience
5+ years of information security experience in a senior security engineering role
7+ years' experience in software development environments, methodologies, tools, and frameworks (e.g., Agile, Git, testing frameworks)
Deep understanding of secure coding practices, threat modeling, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001)
Strong understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience in conducting maturity assessments of engineering tools and ensuring compliance with defined expectations
Strong background in establishing and managing communities of practice
Proven ability to coordinate learning initiatives with external vendors
Expertise in facilitating both online and in-person workshops
Experience leading war rooms and designing customized workshops
Knowledge of compiling and preparing executive summaries and presentations for management/senior leaders
Excellent communication skills
Strong organizational, multi-tasking, prioritizing skills and analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to meet stringent deadlines and manage initiatives involving process improvements
Experience leading large-scale change or complex initiatives
Strategic leadership and execution of gamification programs and hackathons
Experience with risk metrics, KPIs, monitoring to thresholds, reporting, analytics
Proven ability to lead, engage, empower, and unify teams of both domestic and global resources
Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, drive for results

Nice to have:

5+ years of experience leading and executing complex technology transformational programs across an enterprise
3+ years of scripting and automation experience
3+ years' experience with security technology product evaluation, proof of concepts and testing
Experience with GitHub, Ansible automation and orchestration, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Experience with information security and risk management including policy and standards, information security assessment, and security best practices
Ability to define business and technology requirements and align to technology strategy & direction
Professional certifications such as CISSP, ISSAP, CCSP, CISM
Industry standards experience such as IETF, IEEE, ANSI, ASC X9, NIST
Knowledge of open-source machine learning and Generative AI tools

What we offer:

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 25, 2025

Expiration:
September 07, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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