Lead Security Encryption Engineer

Wells Fargo

Lead Security Encryption Engineer designing and building encryption solutions at Wells Fargo. Collaborating with teams and mentoring members in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeSan Antonio • Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $119,000 - $224,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleJavaScriptLinuxPythonUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join a high-impact security engineering team at the forefront of enterprise cryptography, where you’ll design, build, and scale critical encryption and key management solutions that protect some of the organization’s most sensitive data.
Work across Linux, Windows, and automation frameworks to harden systems, optimize performance, and drive secure architecture forward—while partnering with engineering and operations teams to deliver resilient, scalable solutions.
Actively mentor and develop team members by providing technical guidance, sharing best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and security excellence.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
5+ years of intermediate to advanced level experience with scripting/automation using tools such as: Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, VBScript, or JavaScript, UI path, etc.
5+ years of Unix/Linux/Windows Systems Administration experience with in-depth knowledge of troubleshooting, OS hardening and OS tuning.
5+ years of experience with encryption or tokenization technologies.
3+ years of experience performing builds, administration and/or support of hardware security modules or security appliance devices.
Advanced Knowledge of Cryptographic protocols & algorithms.
Knowledge and understanding of Cryptographic Technologies and Key Management
Experience with Thales CipherTrust Key Manager and CipherTrust Transparent Encryption (CTE).
Understanding of (format preserving encryption) FPE, tokenization and TDE (transparent data encryption)
Knowledge and understanding of implementing infrastructure upgrades, security patches, version upgrades for systems, appliances and HSM’s
Experience with Agile Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
Experience with application support in Linux and Windows server environments.
Proven experience with change and incident management practices in medium to large enterprise environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

Information Security EngineeringscriptingautomationUnix/Linux/Windows Systems Administrationencryption technologiestokenization technologiesCryptographic protocolsCryptographic TechnologiesKey Managementhardware security modules

Soft Skills

mentoringtechnical guidancebest practicescontinuous learningsecurity excellence