Wells Fargo

Senior Lead Cyber Security Research Consultant – Attack Surface Intelligence

Wells Fargo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: MinneapolisArizonaMinnesotaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Build and maintain comprehensive, continuously updated asset inventories across on-prem, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), SaaS, IoT, and external-facing properties (domains, subdomains, IP ranges).
  • Engineer automated discovery pipelines (e.g., external scans, DNS/cert transparency, cloud APIs, CMDB reconciliation).
  • Implement entity resolution and de-duplication logic to unify disparate records into a single asset graph.
  • Act as a senior contributor to the Attack Surface Intelligence Data Insights Team to provide subject matter expertise on data manipulation, pipeline creation, API development, dashboard/visualization and AI NLP usage for large datasets.
  • Work closely with development and analysis partners to create a feedback loop from analysis, to development, to data and back.
  • Assist with the continued maturity of an attack surface prioritization matrix
  • Educate senior management regarding the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats associated with attack surface intelligence
  • Provide regular threat/risk briefings to senior management regarding issues raised by the attack surface intelligence team.
  • Present findings within a context of overall risk to the enterprise.
  • Work closely with existing infrastructure and security teams, both to receive input and to provide practical and actionable intelligence
  • Work closely with the Advanced Research Support team on the development of tools and strategies to address data needs

Requirements

  • 7+ years of Cyber Security Research experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • 7+ years of experience in briefing senior level executives and key stakeholders around cyber activities
  • 7+ years of information security reporting and analysis experience
  • 5+ years of experience in one or a combination of the following: reporting, analytics, or modeling in an information security environment, information technology environment, or a combination of both
  • Understanding of NIST framework (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
  • 4 years of Threat Modeling
  • 4 years of data modeling, data manipulation and API development
  • Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Experience with attack surface tooling, Tanium, Crowdstrike, Splunk, EDR solutions
  • Thorough understanding of concepts and principles related to security, strategy, management, and intelligence analysis
  • Ability to work productively with a variety of stakeholders (and their associated, sometimes conflicting) interests within the enterprise
  • Ability to work with and against internal resistance, and, as necessary, build consensus for attack surface intelligence sharing within the enterprise
  • Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically, theoretically, and pragmatically
  • Advanced cyber security certifications.
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

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Hard Skills & Tools
cyber security researchinformation security reportingdata modelingdata manipulationAPI developmentthreat modelinganalyticsreportingautomated discovery pipelinesentity resolution
Soft Skills
briefing senior executivesstakeholder managementstrategic thinkingtactical thinkingconsensus buildingcommunicationcollaborationeducating managementrisk assessmentproblem-solving
Certifications
advanced cyber security certifications