Lead Security Architect

About This Role

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Systems Architect responsible for defining, governing, and evolving enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities. This role provides architectural and technical leadership to design and implement secure, scalable, and automated identity solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments for both human and non-human identities. In This Role, You Will Own the end-to-end architecture for enterprise IAM solutions, including identity lifecycle management, authentication, authorization, and integration capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education.
• Deep experience designing and leading Identity and Access Management architectures, with strong focus on access provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of IAM principles including least privilege, segregation of duties, entitlement governance, and identity lifecycle controls.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise IAM, identity governance, and access provisioning platforms.
• Prominent ability to design large-scale, automated access solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Proven ability to design large-scale, automated access solutions across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence across security, technology, risk, and business teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, systems thinking, and written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with SailPoint, Active Directory, and/or HashiCorp Vault.
• Experience supporting regulatory, audit, and risk management activities related to security controls.
• Background in modernizing legacy identity and access management platforms through automation and standardized architectures.
• Ability to balance security, compliance, operational efficiency, and user experience in architectural decision-making.

Job Expectations

• This position offers a hybrid work schedule.
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsors.
• Pay Range Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location.
• 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.
• Employees 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.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement

Posting End Date

9 Jul 2026

Reference Number

R-551689-1