Lead Information Security Engineer – Email Security
Wells Fargo
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Charlotte • Arizona • North Carolina • United States
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About the role
- Lead detection, analysis, and mitigation of email‑based threats (phishing, malware, impersonation, BEC)
- Manage and optimize enterprise email security platforms and threat‑prevention technologies
- Maintain and enforce email security policies, standards, and best practices
- Coordinate with Messaging, Identity, Security Operations, and Incident Response teams
- Deliver reporting on threat trends, system performance, and control effectiveness
- Recommend improvements to strengthen email security posture
- Lead computer security incident response activities for highly 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 large projects for internal clients to ensure conformity with corporate information, security policy, and standards
- Design, document, test, maintain, and provide issue resolution recommendations for highly complex security solutions related to networking, cryptography, cloud, authentication and directory services, email, internet, applications, and endpoint security
- Review and correlate security logs
- Identify security vulnerabilities and issues, perform risk assessments, and evaluate remediation alternatives
- Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
- Lead a team to achieve objectives
Requirements
- 5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience
- Hands‑on experience with enterprise email security solutions (e.g., MDO, Proofpoint, Mimecast, Ironscales, etc.)
- Strong understanding of email‑based attack methods and defensive controls
- Experience supporting incident response and tuning security policies/rules
- Ability to lead cross‑team initiatives and communicate clearly with technical and non‑technical audiences
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Medical accommodation for applicants with disabilities
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Hard Skills & Tools
email securityincident responsedigital forensicsrisk assessmentsecurity policysecurity solutionsnetworkingcryptographyauthenticationendpoint security
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationinfluenceproblem-solving