
Principal Engineer – Incident Management
Wells Fargo
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Charlotte • Arizona • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- 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
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex incident management engineering initiatives spanning operations, engineering, threat intelligence, platform teams, and senior leadership.
- Define and maintain engineering roadmaps, technical standards, KPIs, operating models, and governance for incident response systems and workflows.
Requirements
- 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
- Proven experience leading complex, multi-team, enterprise-wide programs in highly regulated organizations.
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity incident response principles, tooling, and frameworks (e.g., case management systems, SOAR, log pipelines, forensics/investigations, event triage).
- Familiarity with SOC/IR functions, threat intelligence, detection engineering, and crisis management.
- Proficiency with program and project management tools and frameworks (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, MS Project, SAFe, Agile, Waterfall/Hybrid).
- Exceptional communication skills, including executive-level reporting, stakeholder engagement, and risk/issue management.
- Ability to operate effectively across highly technical and non-technical domains, balancing operational needs with engineering constraints and business priorities.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
engineeringcybersecurity incident responsecase management systemsSOARlog pipelinesforensicsevent triagedetection engineeringcrisis managementprogram management
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstakeholder engagementrisk managementanalytical thinkingcreative problem solvingstrategic thinkingvisioninnovationcollaboration