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About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a dynamic and adaptable Information Security Analyst to join our Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team. This role is ideal for professionals who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about building scalable, sustainable processes that support enterprise-wide risk management and compliance initiatives. This role is part of the Wells Fargo Technology Cybersecurity organization, specifically within the Information Protection Governance team and with a focus on Information Classification Governance and Policy adherence monitoring. 

In this role, you will:

• Work in Cybersecurity as part of the Information Protection Governance team, with responsibility for understanding the broader governance program and monitoring adherence to the Information Protection Policy.
• Govern the company-wide Information Classification Matrix (ICM), ensuring routine updates, audit-ready documentation, and informed decision-making on proposed changes.
• Support ICM governance and general inquiries by researching, triaging, and drafting responses to email and Jira requests.
• Attend key meetings and capture accurate, actionable minutes to ensure alignment and follow-through.
• Support automated classification of diverse file types (e.g., PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, Visio) using predefined rules and contextual analysis to enhance policy compliance and reduce manual review.
• Provide transparent classification rationale with evidence-based insights to support compliance and audit readiness.
• Integrate validated document scanning tools to identify sensitive data elements and assess risk, policy alignment, and regulatory implications
• Deploy and maintain innovative tools—including AI-powered assistants, automated documentation generators, and analytics dashboards—to streamline Information Classification Matrix (ICM) governance, enhance compliance, reduce manual overhead, and optimize workload management through data-driven insights.
• Collaborate effectively with Information Protection team members, data owners, and engineering teams to address issues, automate processes, and achieve goals.
• Identify, assess, and onboard data sources relevant to cybersecurity risk and compliance, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
• Analyze large datasets to extract meaningful insights, reduce noise, and identify key risk indicators and compliance gaps.
• Develop executive-ready dashboards and reports that provide an aggregated view of risk posture, along with detailed technical reports to guide remediation efforts.
• Define and apply criteria for escalating high-risk issues to senior leadership, ensuring escalations are clear, concise, and actionable.
• Support governance routines and risk committee reporting with accurate, timely, and strategic communication.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Information Security Analysis experience or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience or a related field, training, military experience or a related field, or education.

Desired Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of Governance, Risk, and Compliance principles related to Information Security policies.
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in data automation and workflow tools—including MS PowerApps, Tableau, Alteryx, etc.—with hands-on experience in automating data ingestion, transformation (ETL), reduction, processing, and visualization to support scalable and efficient GRC operations.
• Experience with AI-based classification and document scanning tools.
• Strong documentation skills including design diagrams, process flows, and content writing.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and Jira.
• Familiarity with cloud service providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Should be familiar with financial institution security procedures and policies especially with data handling & protection.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables concurrently and influence across organizational levels.

Job Expectations:

• Work independently to conduct governance routines on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis.
• Retrieve and validate data for accuracy and completeness.
• Perform data reduction and processing to generate actionable insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to monitor progress on action plans
• Prepare executive-ready reports highlighting critical risk areas.
• Develop and maintain automated workflows for data ingestion, processing, and reporting.

Posting End Date: 

19 Feb 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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. 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.

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