About this role
The Principal Security Architect leads the enterprise DMZ/PAZ and API security strategy during Wells Fargo's data center migration, aligning security architecture across networks, security operations, and multiple lines of business.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as advisor to leadership on security technologies
- Lead the DMZ architecture strategy for the data center migration
- Translate business objectives into security engineering solutions
- Provide vision on innovative security patterns
- Maintain architectural governance and cross-team alignment
Technical Overview
Focus on DMZ/PAZ design, API security, multicloud integration, secure ingress/egress, and DevOps pipelines to secure production environments.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an executive-level security architect with deep DMZ/PAZ experience, API security expertise, and multicloud infrastructure leadership who can drive enterprise-wide security strategy.
Must-Have Skills
7+ years of Engineering experienceDeep technical expertise in designing and securing Publicly Accessible Zones (DMZ/PAZ) at enterprise scaleExtensive experience with network security architectureStrong knowledge of reverse proxy designload balancersAPI gatewaysHands-on experience with API securityweb securityand application protection technologiesExperience across multicloud environments such as AzureGCPand OpenShiftStrong understanding of DevOps pipelinesCI/CD workflowsDemonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives across multiple domainsProven capability to drive architectural strategy with minimal oversightAbility to analyze complex requirements and define securescalablehigh-performance solutions
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience designing moderncloudready DMZ or external connectivity architecturesBackground in cloudnative development and container platformsStrong understanding of enterprise security frameworks and regulatory requirementsExperience conducting architectural assessmentsdeveloping roadmapsand introducing new technical patternsAbility to influence senior leaders and align multiple technology teams around a unified architectureStrong communication skills for explaining complex technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiencesExperience leading or contributing to enterprise architecture governance forumsTrack record of innovation -challenging the status quo and driving modernizationExperience mentoring engineers and building reusable architectural standardspatternsand documentation
Tools & Platforms
AzureMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformGCPOpenShift
Required Skills
7+ years of engineering experienceDMZ/PAZ architectureAPI securitynetwork security architecturereverse proxyfirewallload balancerCI/CDmulticloud AzureGCPOpenShiftDevOps pipelinesdata center migrationarchitecture governance
Hard Skills
DMZPublicly Accessible ZoneAPI securitynetwork security architecturereverse proxyfirewall designload balancersecure ingress/egressmulticloudAzureMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformGCPOpenShiftCI/CDDevOps pipelinesPath to ProductionP2Pdata center migrationarchitecture governancesecurity posture
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic thinkingcommunicationinfluencing senior leaderscollaborationstakeholder management
Keywords for Your Resume
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Deal Breakers
7+ years of engineering experience, ability to work on-site at Wells Fargo locations, onsite work requirement without remote option
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