Senior Information Security Engineer

About this role :

Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer. Our Information and Cyber Security (ICS) team is looking for a senior Cyber Security professional to join our Security Content Development (SCD) team.

Duties include creating, improving, and delivering events of interest from both upstream security tools and big data solutions for the benefit of the Cyber Security teams.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in network-focused forensics and threat hunting utilizing both Deep Packet Inspection (i.

e. full packet capture) and EDR solutions. The ideal candidate will additionally have a well-rounded background in endpoint / network defenses and security incident response, as well as some offensive security knowledge to allow the ability to think like an adversary.

Polished verbal and written communication skills are desired, in order to ensure thorough and accurate reporting during the work to visualize, investigate, contain, and conclude a security incident.

The candidate will play a major role in our cyber threat hunt automation efforts, including the vetting of new models and procedures to identify and react to anomalous network and / or endpoint behaviors.

Threat hunting efforts will be focused primarily on identifying advanced threats that are not detected via traditional security tools.

Regular collaboration with multiple teams such as the Cyber Threat Fusion Center, Security Content Development, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Detection Services, and the Offensive Security Research Team will be critical to success.

This position is designed to assure success in our next-generation ability to discover and react to advanced security threats.

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

Required Qualifications, US :

• 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 Security Information and Event Management (SIEM / SIM / SEM) experience
• 3+ years of Incident Response Protocols and Tools experience
• 3 + years of experience with network security, endpoint security, or security threat vectors
• 1+ year of DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) experience
• 1+ year of Regular Expression (regex) experience
• 1+ year of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) experience
• 1+ year of Packet Analysis experience
• 1+ year of Splunk experience

Desired Qualifications :

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience with Yara, Yara-L
• Ability to execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing multiple priorities
• Experience working in a large enterprise environment
• Knowledge and understanding of banking or financial services industry
• Knowledge and understanding of data security controls including malware protection, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, content filtering, Internet proxies, encryption controls, and log management solutions
• Experience analyzing large data sets
• 2+ years of Incident Management System experience
• 3+ years of Linux experience

Job Expectations :

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule

Posting Locations :

• 1525 W T Harris Blvd. - Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
• 2600 S Price Rd.- Chandler, AZ 85286

Posting End Date : 6 Aug 2024

6 Aug 2024

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

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company.

They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions.

There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in US : All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada : Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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