Principal Engineer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer in Cybersecurity as part of Identity Access Management Engineering. Learn more about career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com

The Principal Engineer will assist in the modernization of our Identity & Access Management (IAM) data platforms and applications. You’ll define the technical strategy and architecture, guide design and standards, and partner with product, data, security, and platform teams to deliver a high-availability, zero-trust-aligned IAM platform that powers enterprise-scale identity analytics, access intelligence, and controls automation.

Apply now if you’re excited about building modern data platforms from the ground up, driving transformation, and influencing the technical direction of a major initiative.

In this role, you will:

• 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

Required Qualifications:

• 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
   

Desired Qualifications:

• 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

Locations: 

• 3075 Loyalty Cir. - Columbus OH 43219
• 401 Las Colinas Blvd W Bldg. A - Irving, TX 75039

Posting Statements:

• Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 
• Required location(s) listed above. Relocation assistance is not available for this position 
• Salary range is determined by location of the job.  May be considered for a discretionary bonus, Restricted Share Rights, or other long – term incentive awards. 
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Pay Range
 

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.

$159,000.00 - $254,000.00

Benefits

Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit