Information Security Engineering Senior Manager

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Information Security Engineering Senior Manager

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team, through less experienced managers, of Information Security Engineers that design, document, test, maintain and provide issue resolution recommendations for highly complex security solutions related to networking, cryptography, cloud, authentication or directory services, email, internet, applications, or endpoint security
• Engage more experienced information security and line of business management to identify, formulate and implement information security solutions and controls
• Lead a large, complex information security unit or a number of smaller specialized work units with direct impact to companywide information security objectives having high risk and complexity
• Manage security consulting on large projects for internal clients to ensure conformity with corporate information security policy and standards
• Set guidelines for compliance and risk management requirements for supported area and work with other stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Oversee resource allocations to ensure commitments align with strategic objectives
• Manage implementation of information security such as availability, integrity, confidentiality, risk management, threat identification, modeling, monitoring, incident response, access management and business continuity
• Maintain a broad awareness of the state of information security across the enterprise and industry
• Influence change to information security policy, standards and procedures for systems, applications or tools
• Lead large, companywide projects and initiatives
• Represent the organization to regulators, industry groups and governmental agencies
• Interface with Information Security Industry Leaders, Financial industry Leaders, Analysts and Regulators
• Advise more experienced leadership or executive management on issues with high, critical impact on the company
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Information Security Architecture
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of Information Security Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 3+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

Strategic Leadership & Technology Management

• Lead the strategic direction, engineering, operational support, and lifecycle management of Wells Fargo India's Cybersecurity Platform Management function.
• Provide executive leadership for a multidisciplinary organization supporting mission-critical cybersecurity platforms across Identity & Access Management (IAM), Application Security, Data Science, Security Analytics, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and cloud security domains.
• Drive platform stability, scalability, reliability, and availability for critical banking systems operating across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Partner with global technology leaders to define platform roadmaps, modernization strategies, and technology investment priorities aligned to enterprise objectives.
• Champion architecture governance, technology standards, platform integration, and operational excellence initiatives across the cybersecurity ecosystem.
• Lead workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and performance management to build high-performing engineering and operations teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational discipline.

Platform Operations, Reliability & Service Excellence

• Oversee day-to-day operations of multiple cybersecurity platforms, ensuring compliance with service level agreements (SLAs), operational metrics, and regulatory requirements.
• Improve observability through enhanced monitoring, telemetry, alerting, and analytics capabilities to enable proactive detection and rapid issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvements in operational resilience, disaster recovery readiness, business continuity, and platform recoverability.
• Establish service reliability engineering practices to improve system performance, stability, and customer experience.
• Collaborate across global support organizations to ensure seamless 24x7 operational coverage and consistent service delivery.

Major Incident Management & Critical Event Leadership

• Serve as the senior technology leader during major incidents, service disruptions, and cybersecurity events.
• Lead incident command, triage, escalation management, stakeholder communications, and recovery efforts to restore services within MTTR objectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams during critical outages to ensure rapid diagnosis, containment, remediation, and service restoration.
• Provide executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and status communications to senior leadership throughout incident lifecycles.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA), corrective action planning, and implementation of long-term preventive measures to eliminate recurring issues.

Enterprise Technology Transformation

• Lead strategic transformation programs focused on modernizing cybersecurity platforms and supporting enterprise technology objectives.
• Drive initiatives including OpenShift containerization, SailPoint migration, Azure Active Directory modernization, cloud adoption, Zero Trust implementation, and platform consolidation.
• Embed security-by-design principles and application security controls throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in partnership with DevSecOps and engineering teams.
• Establish scalable, cloud-ready operating models that improve agility, resiliency, and cost efficiency.

AI, Automation & Advanced Analytics

• Drive adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and predictive analytics capabilities to improve cybersecurity operations and decision-making.
• Implement intelligent automation solutions to reduce manual effort, accelerate response times, and improve operational efficiency.
• Leverage data science platforms and technologies including Python, Splunk, SQL, and Power BI to develop operational dashboards, predictive models, and actionable insights.
• Introduce AI-powered virtual assistants, chatbots, and automated response capabilities to enhance security operations and user experience.
• Use predictive analytics to proactively identify capacity constraints, operational risks, performance degradation, and emerging security threats.

Risk Management, Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Ensure adherence to enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements including SOX, FFIEC, GLBA, GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001, and related industry standards.
• Drive vulnerability management programs, leveraging tools such as Qualys to identify, prioritize, remediate, and monitor cybersecurity risks.
• Monitor control effectiveness and implement remediation strategies to address identified audit findings and compliance gaps.

Identity & Access Management (IAM) Platform Leadership

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for enterprise Identity and Access Management platforms and services.
• Ensure secure, compliant, and efficient access management practices across enterprise applications and infrastructure environments.

Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Governance

• Serve as a trusted advisor to technology executives, application owners, risk partners, auditors, and business leaders.
• Represent cybersecurity platform organizations in governance forums, steering committees, architecture review boards, and regulatory engagements.
• Build strong partnerships across global teams to influence strategic decisions, resolve complex challenges, and accelerate business outcomes.
• Promote cybersecurity platform capabilities, drive product adoption, and enhance stakeholder confidence through transparent communication and measurable results.
• Mentor emerging leaders and foster strong collaboration across engineering, security, operations, risk, and business functions.

Key Leadership Outcomes

• Improved platform stability, resilience, and operational performance.
• Reduced incident frequency and accelerated restoration through optimized MTTR and automation.
• Enhanced compliance posture and audit readiness across cybersecurity platforms.
• Increased operational efficiency through AI, analytics, and intelligent automation.
• Successful delivery of enterprise-scale modernization and cybersecurity transformation initiatives.
• Development of high-performing teams aligned to strategic business and technology priorities.

Strategic Leadership & Technology Management

• Lead the strategic direction, engineering, operational support, and lifecycle management of Wells Fargo India's Cybersecurity Platform Management function.
• Provide executive leadership for a multidisciplinary organization supporting mission-critical cybersecurity platforms across Identity & Access Management (IAM), Application Security, Data Science, Security Analytics, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and cloud security domains.
• Drive platform stability, scalability, reliability, and availability for critical banking systems operating across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Partner with global technology leaders to define platform roadmaps, modernization strategies, and technology investment priorities aligned to enterprise objectives.
• Champion architecture governance, technology standards, platform integration, and operational excellence initiatives across the cybersecurity ecosystem.
• Lead workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and performance management to build high-performing engineering and operations teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational discipline.

Platform Operations, Reliability & Service Excellence

• Oversee day-to-day operations of multiple cybersecurity platforms, ensuring compliance with service level agreements (SLAs), operational metrics, and regulatory requirements.
• Improve observability through enhanced monitoring, telemetry, alerting, and analytics capabilities to enable proactive detection and rapid issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvements in operational resilience, disaster recovery readiness, business continuity, and platform recoverability.
• Establish service reliability engineering practices to improve system performance, stability, and customer experience.
• Collaborate across global support organizations to ensure seamless 24x7 operational coverage and consistent service delivery.

Major Incident Management & Critical Event Leadership

• Serve as the senior technology leader during major incidents, service disruptions, and cybersecurity events.
• Lead incident command, triage, escalation management, stakeholder communications, and recovery efforts to restore services within MTTR objectives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams during critical outages to ensure rapid diagnosis, containment, remediation, and service restoration.
• Provide executive-level reporting, risk assessments, and status communications to senior leadership throughout incident lifecycles.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA), corrective action planning, and implementation of long-term preventive measures to eliminate recurring issues.

Enterprise Technology Transformation

• Lead strategic transformation programs focused on modernizing cybersecurity platforms and supporting enterprise technology objectives.
• Drive initiatives including OpenShift containerization, SailPoint migration, Azure Active Directory modernization, cloud adoption, Zero Trust implementation, and platform consolidation.
• Embed security-by-design principles and application security controls throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) in partnership with DevSecOps and engineering teams.
• Establish scalable, cloud-ready operating models that improve agility, resiliency, and cost efficiency.

AI, Automation & Advanced Analytics

• Drive adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and predictive analytics capabilities to improve cybersecurity operations and decision-making.
• Implement intelligent automation solutions to reduce manual effort, accelerate response times, and improve operational efficiency.
• Leverage data science platforms and technologies including Python, Splunk, SQL, and Power BI to develop operational dashboards, predictive models, and actionable insights.
• Introduce AI-powered virtual assistants, chatbots, and automated response capabilities to enhance security operations and user experience.
• Use predictive analytics to proactively identify capacity constraints, operational risks, performance degradation, and emerging security threats.

Risk Management, Compliance & Audit Readiness

• Ensure adherence to enterprise security policies and regulatory requirements including SOX, FFIEC, GLBA, GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001, and related industry standards.
• Drive vulnerability management programs, leveraging tools such as Qualys to identify, prioritize, remediate, and monitor cybersecurity risks.
• Monitor control effectiveness and implement remediation strategies to address identified audit findings and compliance gaps.

Identity & Access Management (IAM) Platform Leadership

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for enterprise Identity and Access Management platforms and services.
• Ensure secure, compliant, and efficient access management practices across enterprise applications and infrastructure environments.

Stakeholder Engagement & Executive Governance

• Serve as a trusted advisor to technology executives, application owners, risk partners, auditors, and business leaders.
• Represent cybersecurity platform organizations in governance forums, steering committees, architecture review boards, and regulatory engagements.
• Build strong partnerships across global teams to influence strategic decisions, resolve complex challenges, and accelerate business outcomes.
• Promote cybersecurity platform capabilities, drive product adoption, and enhance stakeholder confidence through transparent communication and measurable results.
• Mentor emerging leaders and foster strong collaboration across engineering, security, operations, risk, and business functions.

Key Leadership Outcomes

• Improved platform stability, resilience, and operational performance.
• Reduced incident frequency and accelerated restoration through optimized MTTR and automation.
• Enhanced compliance posture and audit readiness across cybersecurity platforms.
• Increased operational efficiency through AI, analytics, and intelligent automation.
• Successful delivery of enterprise-scale modernization and cybersecurity transformation initiatives.
• Development of high-performing teams aligned to strategic business and technology priorities.

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*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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