Lead Information Security Engineer - Cryptographic Products and Services at Wells Fargo
CHARLOTTE, NC
$119,000–$187,000from the description
Jul 28, 2026
CHARLOTTE, NC
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This is a hands-on technical leadership role within Wells Fargo's Encryption, Tokenization, and Key Management team, focused on designing, deploying, and operationally maintaining cryptographic products and services — including Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) and security appliances — across physical, virtual, and containerized environments. The role also drives automation of build, deployment, and onboarding processes, and collaborates with compliance, architecture, and vendor teams to ensure cryptographic infrastructure meets enterprise security policies.
Senior level · 5+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 90 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 55–130
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $136,548 (middle half $105,715–$165,838). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title uses 'Lead' which at Wells Fargo is an internal level equivalent to Senior individual contributor; the role explicitly states it is an individual contributor reporting to a Senior Manager, so it is classified as Senior rather than Staff or Principal.
Three office locations are listed (Irving TX, Columbus OH, Charlotte NC); Irving TX is listed as the primary location and is used for the CBSA. The role is hybrid (3 days on-site) and explicitly states remote work is not available.
The scripting/automation requirement lists Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible, VBScript, and JavaScript as interchangeable options — one skill entry is used with the most common alternatives captured.
HSMs, cryptographic protocols, CI/CD, Puppet/Chef/Ansible, and DevOps all appear under 'Desired Qualifications' and are marked as preferred accordingly.
Ansible appears both as an alternative in the required scripting requirement and as a standalone preferred tool under Puppet/Chef/Ansible; both representations are retained.
No formal degree is required — the JD explicitly accepts equivalent experience in lieu of education.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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