Principal Security Architect – Internet Edge (DMZ/PAZ) & API Security

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer to serve as the foremost technical authority responsible for designing, securing, and advancing the enterprise’s Publicly Accessible Zone (PAZ/DMZ) architecture as part of the company’s large‑scale Data Center Migration and Transformation Strategy. This Principal Engineer will lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex technical challenges across Network Security, Cybersecurity, CTO Architecture, Digital, and multiple lines of business. The role operates with significant independence, owning the DMZ Neighborhood workstream under the Path to Production (P2P) pillar, and will directly influence transformation outcomes tied to secure ingress/egress, external user experience, and enterprise security posture. The position requires deep expertise across API security, network and application security, reverse proxy, firewall design, secure connectivity, multi‑cloud, and modern DevOps pipelines. The engineer will partner across diverse technical domains to design a secure, scalable DMZ environment, drive architectural alignment, and reduce friction for applications migrating to the new data‑center neighborhood. This Principal Engineer role sits at the Executive Director (ED) level, with high organizational visibility and cross‑enterprise impact, and is placed skip‑level to the Chief Development and Experience Officer.