Lead Information Security Engineer - Directory Security

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Information Security Engineer that has experience with directory server solutions to join our dynamic team.  This team member’s responsibilities are to provide technical leadership in designing authentication solution and managing the directory server infrastructure of a large organization. The primary goal for this role is to ensure system reliability of critical business applications with enhanced operational procedures. The secondary goal for this role is to drive application modernization and automation.

This team member’s responsibilities will include developing automation to support the installation, configuration, administration of the PingDirectory Server Suite and CA Directory solutions.  Additional tasks include the installation, testing and deployment of new versions of software, hotfixes and security fixes.  Architecting secure LDAP solutions to meet business requirements.  Installation, configuration and use of the SLAMD tool to execute performance testing.  Provide consultancy in planning, testing and documenting environment changes which include new integrations as well as the existing environment.  Configure connection policies, alert handlers, replication topology, management of bulk transactions, recommend solutions to potential performance issues, etc.  Will be actively involved in Audit-related activities and provide second level troubleshooting of PingDirectory Server Suite and CA Directory.

Support production deployments after-hours for PingDirectory Server Suite and CA Directory integrations or other infrastructure maintenance activities which involve communication and coordination with Engineering, Operations, project management, and customer application resources to ensure the scheduled deployments are successful.

This role will allow learning and growth on our directory solutions and security technologies. 

In this role, you will:

• Conduct technical investigation of security related incidents and post incident digital forensics to identify causes and recommend future mitigation strategies
• Provide security consulting on large projects for internal clients to ensure conformity with corporate information, security policy, and standards
• Design, document, test, maintain, and provide issue resolution recommendations for highly complex security solutions related to networking, cryptography, cloud, authentication and directory services, email, internet, applications, and endpoint security
• Review and correlate security logs
• Utilize subject matter knowledge in industry leading security solutions and best practices to implement one or more components of information security such as availability, integrity, confidentiality, risk management, threat identification, modeling, monitoring, incident response, access management, and business continuity
• Identify security vulnerabilities and issues, perform risk assessments, and evaluate remediation alternatives
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including managers
• Lead a team to achieve objectives

Required Qualifications:

• 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 information security applications and authentication systems experience
• 5+ years of developing automation using Unix Shell scripting, Bash experience
• 4+ years of developing automation with Python, Ruby, CI/CD tools (GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory) and Ansible orchestration experience
• 4+ years of Linux operating systems experience
• 2+ years of Ping Directory product set (Directory, Proxy, Sync), commands and tools experience
• 2+ years of working in an environment utilizing Agile methodology experience
• 2+ years of processing workflow using Jira tool experience
• 2+ years of monitoring and data analysis tools such as Splunk, Sitescope, Grafana and Kafka experience
• 2+ years of making audit-related assessments, document changes needed, deploying feasible audit-related changes experience
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required

Desired Qualifications:

• Overall configuration, troubleshooting, patch application, configuring replication, schema management, ACI management, encryption, patch application, etc. of directory server solution
• Familiarity with directories password policy configuration
• Demonstrated technical ability to make performance/tuning recommendations for directory
• Demonstrated ability to document procedures for other engineers to follow
• Excellent communication skills working with development, production and application teams for multiple lines of business
• Excellent troubleshooting skills to address real-time production issues and restore service from an operations stand-point

Job Expectations

• Telecommuting is not an option for this position
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• Relocation assistance in not available for this position

Pay Range:

* Charlotte

Posting End Date: 

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

We Value Diversity

At Wells Fargo, we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace; accordingly, we welcome applications for employment from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, individuals with disabilities, pregnancy, marital status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

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