Technology Director - IAM Engineering - Privileged Access Management

Technology Director In Cybersecurity

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

The Technology Director role will lead the engineering strategy and delivery of software solutions that enhance Wells Fargo's Privileged Access Management (PAM) capabilities. The director will drive innovation and automation to reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and ensure compliance with enterprise security standards.

In this role, you will:

• Manage a team of engineering managers and engineering leads
• Focus on delivering commitments aligned to enterprise strategic priorities
• Build support for strategies with business and technology leaders
• Guide development of actionable roadmaps and plans
• Identify opportunities and strategies for continuous improvement of software engineering practices
• Provide oversight to software craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by the teams or third-party providers
• Identify financial management and strategic resourcing
• Set risk management guidelines and partner with stakeholders to implement key risk initiatives
• Develop strategies for hiring engineering talent
• Lead implementation of projects and encourage engineering innovation
• Collaborate and influence all levels of professionals including more experienced managers
• Lead team to achieve objectives
• Interface with external agencies, regulatory bodies or industry forums
• Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Technology Strategic Leadership
• Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of Technology Strategic Leadership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 4+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance (e.g., FFIEC, SOX, GLBA) and how it intersects with identity governance and privileged access
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams, drive delivery excellence, and remediate underperforming programs
• Experience with security architecture design for high-risk environments, including segmentation, credential vaulting, and session monitoring
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate technical strategy to executive leadership and regulators
• Strong organizational skills with an ability to manage numerous, competing demands from internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in reducing identity-related risk through automation, governance, and continuous monitoring
• Experience integrating APIs with federated identity providers using OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML
• Ability to design systems that scale horizontally across microservices and cloud-native environments
• Familiarity with next-gen PAM capabilities, such as passwordless authentication, behavioral biometrics, and machine learning-based anomaly detection
• Track record of mentoring engineers, establishing coding standards, and fostering a culture of technical excellence
• Experience scaling engineering teams and managing cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to manage in a matrixed organization environment
• Ability to manage multiple and competing priorities
• Ability to positively influence, motivate, and direct teams
• 5+ years of experience in the Financial Services industry

Job Expectations:

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Locations:

• 3075 Loyalty Cir. - Columbus OH 43219
• 401 Las Colinas Blvd W Bldg. A - Irving, TX 75039
• 2600 S Price Rd. - Chandler, Arizona 85286

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

We Value Equal Opportunity:

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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 commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

• Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.
• Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.