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# Lead Information Security Engineer

- **Company:** Wells Fargo
- **Location:** Irving, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Configuration Management, Cyber Security, Network Security, CIS Benchmarks, Operating System Security
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/lead-information-security-engineer-irving-tx-usa-58863079

## About the Role

aaat_ security baseline standards, governance models, and lifecycle processes * Develop risk-based recommendations balancing security, operations, and business objectives * Drive automation initiatives to improve consistency and accelerate delivery * Create executive-ready communications, decision records, status reporting, and risk briefings * Mentor engineers and contribute to professional development * Serve as trusted advisor and escalation point for complex security decisions and challenges Tasks * 5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience or equivalent * Experience implementing or governing security baselines aligned to CIS Benchmarks * Strong understanding of OS security, network security, encryption, and secure configuration management * Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leaders without direct authority * Experience building organizational consensus around security controls, standards, and implementation approaches * Deep aaaaaaa
of in security engineering, security architecture, or security baseline configuration management * Track record of driving measurable operational improvements through process optimization and automation Key requirements * Health benefits * 401(k) Plan * Paid time off * Disability benefits * Life insurance * Parental leave

## Description

Experteer Overview As Lead Information Security Engineer at Wells Fargo, you will drive the Security Baseline Configuration program and set governance for secure-by-default solutions. You will partner across engineering, infrastructure, architecture, and governance teams to deliver scalable, automated security improvements. You'll influence stakeholders, define risk-based security baselines, and communicate outcomes to executives. This role offers high-impact work shaping security posture in a regulated financial services environment. Compensation / Benefits * Lead complex security engineering initiatives from intake through implementation and adoption * Establish prioritization frameworks and predictable delivery across a dynamic portfolio * Partner with engineering, infrastructure, architecture, and governance teams to drive secure-by-default solutions * Influence stakeholders to align on security requirements and risk mitigation strategies without direct authority * Define and maintain security baseline standards, governance models, and lifecycle processes * Develop risk-based recommendations balancing security, operations, and business objectives * Drive automation initiatives to improve consistency and accelerate delivery * Create executive-ready communications, decision records, status reporting, and risk briefings * Mentor engineers and contribute to professional development * Serve as trusted advisor and escalation point for complex security decisions and challenges Tasks * 5+ years of Information Security Engineering experience or equivalent * Experience implementing or governing security baselines aligned to CIS Benchmarks * Strong understanding of OS security, network security, encryption, and secure configuration management * Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leaders without direct authority * Experience building organizational consensus around security controls, standards, and implementation approaches * Deep expertise in security engineering, security architecture, or security baseline configuration management * Track record of driving measurable operational improvements through process optimization and automation Key requirements * Health benefits * 401(k) Plan * Paid time off * Disability benefits * Life insurance * Parental leave


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