Principal Engineer - Application Security & Strategy Innovation

Job Description

At Wells Fargo, we are looking for talented people who will put our customers at the center of everything we do. We are seeking candidates who embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in a workplace where everyone feels valued and inspired. Help us build a better Wells Fargo. It all begins with outstanding talent. It all begins with you.

About this role:

Wells Fargo Information and Cyber Security (ICS) Application Security Strategy & Innovation is looking for a Principal Engineer. Learn more about the career areas and lines of business at wellsfargojobs.com .

In this role, you will:

Drive strategic efforts and lead innovation projects in the application security program. The ideal candidate will lead the charge in identifying and developing our next generation automation and application security solutions. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of successfully bringing ideas to full production implementation in a large, complex environment. This person will be viewed as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the application security domain. This individual will possess a mindset focused on creating proactive, preventative, and predictable solutions.
The Application Security function within Information and Cyber Security is responsible for the secure software training, practices, and processes to address security risks across all phases of the Wells Fargo software development life cycle and prevent the introduction of unmanaged software security risks, through proactive code reviews, regulatory scanning, and
advance penetration testing techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead innovation projects across ICS Application Security and other strategic initiatives
• Present to and be able influence leadership and peer organizations
• Stay abreast of industry standards and thinking around innovation in the application security space
• Collaborate with ICS and Technology groups to improve automation and solve security concerns by accelerating reviews
and release into production
• Review and identify opportunities and gaps in current ICS process related to application security
• Drive a culture of innovation across Application Security
• Provide mentoring and development to more junior and entry level employees
• Prototype innovative solutions to problems
o Lead projects to productize solutions and implement them within the enterprise
o Work towards patentable solutions

Required Qualifications, US:

• 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of Cloud experience (GCP, Azure, AWS)

Desired Qualifications:

• 5 + years - Development experience in more than one language
• 3+ years of experience with secure DevOps and deployment automation to cloud environments
• 3 + years - CI/CD integration experience
• 2+ years of ServiceNow Experience
• Demonstrated experience in Pen Testing
• Demonstrated experience in determining root cause analysis for actionable SDLC security updates
• Dynamic Analysis Security Testing (DAST) experience
• Knowledge of Kubernetes Containerization Strategy
• Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST) experience (Checkmarx, Fortify, Semgrep, manual code review, etc.)
• Recent Java or C# & .NET CORE development experience including the development of RESTful APIs
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence with a focus on Machine Learning
• Experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies
• Expert knowledge and understanding of information security practices and policies, including Information Security Frameworks, Standards,
  and best practices

Job Expectations:

• Ability to Travel up to 10% of the time

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, or status as a protected veteran.

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.