Principal Systems Architect - Application Security

Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Security Architect - Application Security to help shape secure software development across enterprise application platforms and cloud-native technologies. This hybrid role focuses on setting architecture standards, leading security reviews, and advancing secure-by-design practices, including the responsible adoption of secure AI.

In this position, you will advise senior technology and cybersecurity leaders on application security strategy and risk management, then translate those decisions into enterprise standards, reference architectures, and repeatable design patterns. You will also drive technology evaluation through architecture analysis, design reviews, prototyping, automation, and technical experimentation.

What you’ll do

• Advise senior technology and cybersecurity leaders on application security strategy, architecture, and risk management.
• Define and drive enterprise security standards, reference architectures, design patterns, 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 chain ecosystems.
• Lead enterprise initiatives across 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 that support secure software development and technology modernization.
• Evaluate technologies using architecture analysis, design reviews, prototyping, automation, and technical experimentation.
• Drive adoption of automation and AI-enabled capabilities that improve security outcomes, engineering productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor architects and senior engineers to foster technical excellence and innovation.
• Demonstrate proficiency with AI-assisted development and analysis tools such as GitHub Copilot and approved code-centric agents.
• Apply AI to accelerate system design, coding, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting, while validating and integrating AI-assisted outputs with strong technical judgment.
• Understand model limitations, security risks, and operational considerations, and ensure AI usage aligns with security, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards.

What you bring

• 7+ years of architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military experience, and/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 secure adoption of emerging technologies.
• Strong technical and engineering background to evaluate architectures, review technical designs, assess application code, and validate solutions through prototyping or proof-of-concept development.
• Experience securing modern application ecosystems, including APIs, cloud-native platforms, software delivery pipelines, open-source software, and distributed architectures.
• Proven ability to influence senior technology leaders, architects, engineering organizations, and cybersecurity stakeholders.

Technologies you may use

• GitHub Copilot
• SAST
• DAST
• SCA
• SBOM
• CI/CD

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

Job details

• Location: Irving, TX (hybrid)
• Salary range: $159,000 - $279,000 per year
• Pay range: $159,000.00 - $279,000.00
• Visa sponsorship: Not eligible
• Posting end date: 4 Oct 2026