
Senior Cyber Security Research Engineer – Attack Surface Intelligence
Wells Fargo
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Minneapolis • Arizona • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,000 - $196,000 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 de-duplication logic to unify disparate records into a single asset graph.
- Act as a 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 engineering needs.
Requirements
- 4+ years of Cyber Security Research experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 3+ years of information security reporting and analysis experience
- 3+ 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
- 2+ years of experience in briefing senior level executives and key stakeholders around cyber activities
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
asset inventoriesautomated discovery pipelinesAPI developmentdata manipulationdashboard visualizationAI NLPde-duplication logiccloud APIsCMDB reconciliationattack surface prioritization
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationpresentationeducating senior managementanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingfeedback loop creationrisk assessmentsubject matter expertisestrategic planning