Career Development Program: Information Security Associate

Career Development Program, in support of the OneTen Coalition

Wells Fargo joined OneTen, an organization that aims to close the opportunity gap for underrepresented talent and others who do not have a four-year degree.  Wells Fargo, partnering with OneTen and other coalition members, provides entry- to mid-level hiring opportunities, hiring candidates into jobs that offer career development, create opportunities to earn success, and ignite potential for generations to come.

The Career Development Program, an in-house, skills-based program that directly supports our partnership with OneTen, targets roles requiring less than 5 years of experience with low risk of automation.

Learn more about our program at Career Development Program.

About these roles:

Wells Fargo is seeking an Information Security Associate to work on the Cybersecurity team within Enterprise Technology.

The Cybersecurity Rotational Program is a two-year program that offers 3 eight-month rotations in different domains within information cybersecurity.  The rotations include, but may not be limited to Cyber Threat Fusion, Phishing awareness, Non-Human Account Management, Penetration testing, Data Loss Prevention, Third Party Risk and Governance, Vulnerability assessment, Cloud Security and Secure Development. The program offers analysts a unique opportunity to gain exposure and experience in different roles, develop on-the-job skills, build relationships and a network of connections, and receive frequent feedback from multiple leaders.

The expected outcome of the program is to create an internal pipeline of diverse talent that has a broader range of skills that will support a long-lasting career in Cybersecurity at Wells Fargo.

Our mission is to deliver stable, secure, scalable, and innovative services at speeds that delight and satisfy our customers and unleash the skills potential of our employees.

Wells Fargo will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from Wells Fargo now or in the future to retain their authorization to work in the United States.

In this role, you may: 

• Participate in the evaluation and implementation of emerging data access control technologies, information systems security issues, safeguards, and techniques

• Maintain and track the status of documents

• Maintain familiarity with bank security procedures and policies which may include information security government regulations

• Review access requests for proper authorizations and produce reports to assist customers in reviewing accesses

• Provide technical support for routine to moderately complex security related issues

• Assist more experienced staff with security consulting and moderately complex security projects related to data access, integrity, confidentiality, and business continuity

• Review existing systems security issues, procedures, and provide support for testing, emergencies, installations, and conversions

• Provide training and assistance for installed security products and may assist in the delivery of security awareness programs

• Assist in audit compliance projects

• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

• Interact with internal customers

• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ months of Information Security Analysis experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Information security knowledge including experience in one or more of the following security disciplines: information security monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, host/network forensics, cyber-crime investigation, penetration testing, business continuity, or cyber threat intelligence      

• Demonstrated knowledge, interest and /or experience with Python, SQL, .Net, Terraform, Kubernetes, Privileged Access Management, Directory Services as well as Cloud platforms and Cybersecurity acumen.  

• Basic Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) skills

• Good verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Ability to prioritize work, m