Principal Cybersecurity engineer

Position Overview

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer with over 20 years of experience driving enterprise security initiatives in mission-critical and regulated environments. In this role, you will architect and implement scalable, intelligence-driven security solutions to enhance adversarial detection, forensic readiness, and threat-informed automation. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders—including security engineers, threat intelligence analysts, and incident responders—to evolve enterprise detection capabilities. This position can be hired remotely. Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for complex business and technical needs.
• Lead architecture and engineering of platforms supporting detection logic, digital forensics, adversary emulation, and threat-informed automation.
• Design and maintain SIEM and telemetry pipelines to enable threat visibility across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
• Apply scripting (Python, Bash) to build detection automation, forensic tooling, and log analysis frameworks for real-time threat detection.
• Develop and integrate behavioral and TTP-based detections using frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and threat intelligence insights.
• Implement detection design and triage workflows using extensive experience in digital forensics and incident response.
• Translate threat modeling and attack simulations into durable, scalable detection-as-code solutions.
• Provide technical leadership in high-impact incidents, including root cause analysis and remediation strategy.
• Collaborate with compliance, legal, and enterprise engineering teams to align efforts with regulatory standards such as NIST CSF, 800-53, and 800-171.
• Mentor cybersecurity engineers and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and resilience.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, product security, digital forensics, and cybersecurity architecture.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional security initiatives, especially in complex or heavily regulated environments.
• Effective communicator with the ability to bridge technical depth and business alignment across global teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting Product/Cybersecurity Incident Response Teams and leading breach remediation.
• Experience operationalizing threat intelligence using formats such as STIX/TAXII and platforms like MISP.
• Expertise in structured threat modeling, Red Team engagements, and forensic pipeline development.
• Innovation experience reflected through authored cybersecurity patents and automation tools.
• Certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, GCIH, GCFA, GCTI, OSCP, Clode Security.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an Engineering Discipline.

Compensation

Base Pay Range: $144,400.00 - $300,000.00. The range listed is one component of the overall package, which may vary based on achievements, skills, experience, or work location.

Benefits & Perks

• 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