Lead Information Security Analyst

Lead Information Security Analyst In Cybersecurity As Part Of Identity Access Management Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Information Security Analyst in Cybersecurity as part of Identity Access Management. This role serves as a strategic liaison between IAM, technology, and line of business partners, helping drive adoption of IAM capabilities, remediation of access management risks, and alignment to enterprise security controls. The individual will work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and IAM partners to understand operational impacts, influence prioritization, and enable successful execution of IAM initiatives across the organization. In this role, you will: Proactively engage business units to identify IAM pain points, adoption barriers, and access challenges across initiatives Understand business workflows, dependencies, and access requirements to ensure IAM solutions align with real-world use cases Influence stakeholders on net new or on material changes to IAM enterprise solutions Act as a strategic IAM partner for business units, ensuring consistent engagement, alignment, and adoption of IAM capabilities. Gather and translate business requirements into structured inputs for IAM product and engineering teams Translate business feedback and access challenges into actionable product insights to improve IAM capabilities and user experience Evaluate and interpret information security policies, standards, and processes to enable consistent adoption and informed decision-making across IAM initiatives. Advise on the development and delivery of IAM Enterprise Solutions Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals Translate business feedback and access challenges into actionable product insights to improve IAM capabilities and user experience Serve as a mentor to less experienced staff Demonstrate proficiency in using AI-assisted development and analysis tools (e.g., Copilot and approved code-centric agents) Leverage AI to accelerate system design, coding, testing, analysis, data summarization, and troubleshooting Apply strong technical judgment when validating and integrating AI-assisted outputs into solutions Understand and account for model limitations, security risks, and operational considerations Apply AI responsibly in development and production environments Ensure AI usage aligns with security, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards Required Qualifications: 5+ years of Information Security Analysis experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education 5+ years of experience in Information Security with a strong focus on IAM Desired Qualifications: Proven experience supporting IAM onboarding migrations, or transformation initiatives Experience evaluating the business, operational, and control impacts of IAM initiatives across large-scale enterprise environments Experience applying enterprise IAM capabilities including authentication, identity governance, privileged access management, MFA, directory services, API access management, and identity analytics to support business onboarding, adoption, migrations, and access issue resolution across cloud and hybrid environments Strong understanding of IAM security principles, processes, and best practices such as principle of least privilege and zero-trust architecture Experience managing IAM-related risk, control remediation efforts, and issue resolution activities across business and technology teams Experience analyzing and interpreting control requirements, policies, and regulatory expectations, and translating them into practical business actions Ability to influence product roadmaps using data and business impact Familiarity with Agile or product-driven environment Ability to assess downstream business, operational, customer, and risk impacts of IAM decisions and initiatives Experience working directly with business issues, applications and product owners Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills Locations: 300 S Brevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 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 NOT available for 100% remote work Posting End Date: 13 Sep 2026 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. Applicants with Disabilities To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo. 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