Wells Fargo · 5 hours ago
Principal Engineer
COLUMBUS, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$159K/yr - $254K/yr
7+ years expWells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer in Cybersecurity as part of Identity Access Management Engineering. The Principal Engineer will assist in the modernization of IAM data platforms and applications, defining technical strategy and architecture while collaborating with various teams to deliver a robust IAM platform.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechInsurancePayments
No H1B
Responsibilities
Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
Qualification
Required
7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
5+ years of application modernization experience
Preferred
Deep expertise in cloud platforms (GCP preferred), container orchestration (Kubernetes), and DevOps tooling
Deep understanding of data engineering, integration, and governance principles
Proven track record of leading large-scale migrations from on-prem to cloud-native architectures
Expertise in application modernization patterns (e.g., microservices, serverless, event-driven architectures)
Familiarity with data migration strategies, including database modernization and ETL processes
Experience with modern architectures (microservices, data lakehouses) and distributed systems
Experience designing identity analytics, risk scoring, or access intelligence at enterprise scale
Hands-on with Dataplex, Data Catalog, Vertex AI feature stores or model governance in a regulated environment
Background in observability and SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets, incident response)
Familiarity with BeyondCorp/zero trust, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, GCP Secret Manager)
Exposure to multi-cloud or hybrid identity systems and directory services
Certifications: Google Professional Cloud Architect (or Data Engineer/Security Engineer), CISSP, CCSP, CISM
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
Company
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a financial services firm that provides banking, insurance, investments, and mortgage services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1978-10-06IPO
Leadership Team
Charlie Scharf
CEO
Fernando Rivas
CEO of Corporate & Investment Banking
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