
Senior Information Security Engineer
Wells Fargo
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Charlotte • North Carolina • Ohio • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,000 - $196,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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
- Support incident response teams during security events, executing triage, investigation, containment, and recovery activities.
- Support the Incident Commander by providing technical analysis, work management, and communications.
- Utilize incident response tools (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, EDR, forensic utilities) to collect evidence and assess scope and impact.
- Document incident timelines, actions taken, and technical findings.
- Coordinate with SOC analysts, threat intelligence teams, platform owners, and business application partners as part of incident response efforts.
- Escalate issues appropriately based on severity, risk, and business impact.
- Communicate technical findings in clear, concise language to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Assist in drafting incident summaries, after-action reports, and metrics for leadership review.
- Contribute to the development, refinement, and maintenance of incident response playbooks, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
- Identify opportunities to streamline or automate recurring incident handling tasks.
- Support lessons-learned activities and assist in driving corrective actions to reduce future risk.
- Help maintain operational readiness across the enterprise by ensuring accurate documentation, consistent workflows, and alignment with incident management governance.
- Use case management platforms, workflow tools, and alert pipelines to manage and track incident tasks.
- Support improvements to detection and response capabilities by providing feedback to engineering and detection teams.
- Assist in onboarding enhancements to incident management tooling, dashboards, and automation.
Requirements
- 4+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Practical experience in incident response, SOC operations, log analysis, or threat detection.
- Working knowledge of core IR technologies: SIEM, EDR, SOAR, ticketing/case management, and forensic tools.
- Familiarity with common attack vectors, malware behavior, network security principles, and threat actor TTPs.
- Understanding of incident response methodologies and frameworks such as NIST 800-61, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, or ISO standards.
- Hands-on experience with cloud, endpoint, identity, or network security technologies.
- Experience in highly regulated environments or large-scale enterprise operations.
- Exposure to scripting or automation (Python, PowerShell, SOAR playbooks).
- Relevant certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, Security+, CySA+, CEH)
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to investigate complex technical issues under time pressure.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including ability to summarize technical concepts clearly.
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
incident responsedigital forensicsrisk managementthreat identificationnetwork securitycloud securityendpoint securitylog analysisscriptingautomation
Soft Skills
analytical skillstroubleshooting skillscommunication skillscollaborationconsultingissue resolutiondocumentationstreamlining processestechnical analysisleadership
Certifications
GCIHGCIAGCFESecurity+CySA+CEH