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Wells Fargo · 1 day ago

Principal Engineer - Cyber Defense Engineer

ISELIN, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$191K/yr - $305K/yr

7+ years exp

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer in Technology as part of Cybersecurity. The Principal Cyber Defense Engineer is responsible for the technical execution, engineering oversight, and operational integration of enterprise cyber defense capabilities, translating executive cyber risk priorities into scalable and automated technical solutions.

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Responsibilities

Act as a technical authority for enterprise cyber defense initiatives, translating executive-level security objectives into actionable engineering designs and implementations

Lead the engineering execution of cyber defense capabilities across detection engineering, incident response tooling, threat intelligence platforms, and telemetry pipelines

Partner with Cyber Defense leadership to design, integrate, and operate end-to-end security systems supporting Fusion Center operations

Provide architectural guidance and technical oversight to engineering teams delivering cyber defense platforms and automation

Evaluate, design, and implement secure, highly available, and scalable systems that meet regulatory, audit, and risk management requirements

Drive automation and process optimization using engineering-first principles, including detection-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code

Serve as a technical liaison to senior leadership, audit, and regulatory partners by clearly articulating system architectures, control effectiveness, and operational readiness

Assess emerging technologies and influence cyber defense platform strategy, modernization efforts, and long-term technical roadmaps

Establish engineering-aligned operational rhythms, metrics, and system health monitoring to ensure reliable cyber defense operations

Collaborate across Information Security, Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Data Engineering, and Risk teams to deliver integrated solutions

Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups

Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking

Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions

Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions

Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization

Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership

Qualification

Cyber defense engineeringIncident response toolingThreat intelligence platformsDistributed systems designSecurity automation frameworksCloud-native security architecturesTelemetry ingestionMatrixed environment adaptabilityRisk management commitmentAI/ML familiarityTechnical leadershipCommunication skills

Required

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

7+ years of Engineering experience within one or more of the following: Cyber defense engineering, Security engineering or platform engineering, Incident response or threat detection engineering, Data engineering supporting security use cases

Strong experience designing and operating distributed systems in large-scale enterprise environments

Preferred

Strong experience designing and operating distributed systems in large-scale enterprise environments

Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous risk or security requirements into clear technical designs and implementations

Experience operating in regulated and audit-intensive environments

Proven ability to provide technical leadership and influence without direct people management

Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to senior audiences

Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, fast-paced environment with competing priorities

Willingness to provide technical leadership during high-impact cyber events

Ability to operate independently while aligning with enterprise security and technology standards

Strong commitment to Wells Fargo's risk management framework and culture of compliance

Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Experience with detection-as-code, SOAR platforms, and security automation frameworks

Hands-on experience with cloud-native security architectures and large-scale telemetry ingestion

Familiarity with AI/ML applications in cyber defense, analytics, or automation

Experience supporting Fusion Center or Security Operations Center (SOC) environments

Strong background in systems reliability, resiliency engineering, and automation

Experience influencing enterprise security architecture and platform strategy

Benefits

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

Company

Wells Fargo

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Wells Fargo & Company is a financial services firm that provides banking, insurance, investments, and mortgage services.

Founded in 1852

San Francisco, California, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.wellsfargo.com

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