Principal Systems Architect - Application Security
Wells Fargo1 day ago
Minneapolis, MN, USA +2 moreStaff+
Base Salary
$159k - $279k/yr
Responsibilities
- Advise senior technology and cybersecurity leaders on application security strategy, architecture, and risk management.
- Define enterprise security standards, reference architectures, design patterns, governance frameworks, and security requirements.
- Lead security architecture reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessments for strategic initiatives, enterprise platforms, and emerging technologies.
- Champion secure-by-design practices across application development, APIs, cloud-native platforms, DevSecOps pipelines, and software supply chains.
- Lead enterprise initiatives involving secure software development, software supply chain security, developer security platforms, application security modernization, and secure AI adoption.
- Influence enterprise technology strategy, architectural direction, and investment decisions supporting secure software development and technology modernization.
- Evaluate technologies through architecture analysis, design reviews, prototyping, automation, and technical experimentation.
- Drive automation and AI-enabled capabilities that improve security outcomes, engineering productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Mentor architects and senior engineers while fostering technical excellence and innovation.
- Use AI-assisted development and analysis tools responsibly for system design, coding, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting.
Requirements
- 7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education.
- 7+ years of architecture, application security, software security, or related cybersecurity experience.
- Deep expertise in application security architecture, secure software development, software supply chain security, threat modeling, and modern application architectures.
- Experience establishing enterprise security standards, architecture patterns, governance frameworks, or strategic initiatives adopted across multiple organizations.
- Experience leading enterprise-scale transformation initiatives involving application security, secure software development, software supply chain security, developer security platforms, or emerging technologies.
- Strong technical and engineering background, including evaluating architectures, reviewing technical designs, assessing application code, and validating solutions through prototyping or proof-of-concept development.
- Experience securing APIs, cloud-native platforms, software delivery pipelines, open-source software, and distributed architectures.
- Ability to influence senior technology leaders, architects, engineering organizations, and cybersecurity stakeholders.
- Preferred expertise in cloud-native security, API security, DevSecOps, and software supply chain security.
- Preferred experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, infrastructure-as-code security, container security, SBOM management, and CI/CD security controls.
- Preferred experience developing secure software, automation, security tooling, reusable frameworks, prototypes, or proof-of-concepts.
- Knowledge of secure AI development practices, AI-assisted development technologies, AI application architectures, and security approaches for AI-enabled systems.
- Ability to translate complex technical challenges into enterprise standards, architecture patterns, and strategic recommendations.
Benefits
- Hybrid work schedule.
- Health benefits, 401(k) plan, paid time off, disability benefits, life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance.
- Parental leave and critical caregiving leave.
- Discounts and savings, commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, scholarships for dependent children, and adoption reimbursement.
- Not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- Posting end date is October 4, 2026, though the posting may close earlier due to applicant volume.
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About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a U.S.-based financial services firm providing consumer and commercial banking, mortgages, credit, and wealth/investment services to individuals, small businesses, and enterprises. It earns revenue from interest income and fees across retail banking, payments, lending, and capital markets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, it is publicly traded on the NYSE (WFC) and operates nationally with offices in multiple countries.