John Walker
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Bachelor of Science - BS
Software Engineering
Colorado Technical University
2023 : Present
Wells Fargo
Executive Director, Cybersecurity Architect Senior Manager
• I was the founder, team lead, product owner, and lead cybersecurity architect for the Wells Fargo application threat modeling team. This team of cybersecurity architects analyzed Wells Fargo’s Internet-facing applications, critical applications, and cloud applications (Azure, GCP, Salesforce) to model their architectures, identify threats and mitigations, and collaborates with application teams to apply cybersecurity architecture controls to unmitigated threats. This team was Wells Fargo's first agile security architecture team, the first to pioneer including offshore architects, and the first to include early talent in an architecture role.
• I also lead the cybersecurity architecture team that establishes the enterprise architecture for application security. I put the Sec in DevSecOps.
• I am the process manager for the cybersecurity architecture risk mitigation process.
• I assess the cybersecurity architectures of third party hosted solutions (including cloud hosted applications on AWS, Azure, GCP, and Salesforce), identifying security deficiencies, and collaborating with the relevant third party to resolve any findings.
• I partner with directors and executives in cybersecurity and technology to enhance security controls and capabilities.
• I partner with enterprise architects to ensure security patterns are included in their architectural patterns; and partner with solution architects to ensure that security controls are embedded in their designs.
• I am the cybersecurity architecture SME for the protection of Internet-facing applications.
• I am the cybersecurity architecture SME for Salesforce.
• I review high risk findings from vulnerability testing to help assess residual risk, propose mitigations, or to approve exceptions.
• I assist cybersecurity risk assessors to determine residual risk after security controls are applied.
2014 : 2023
Wells Fargo
Principal Security Architect, Team Lead
• Lead business systems architect, providing application architecture leadership across the application portfolio, guiding engineers in the implementation of architectural patterns and best practices.
• Lead cybersecurity subject matter expert, providing cybersecurity consultation and expertise to IT projects and initiatives.
• Influenced the security architecture of systems and provided guidance to align with the Wells Fargo security architecture strategy.
• Represented security concerns throughout the SDLC.
• Provided cybersecurity training and awareness.
• Coordinated training for all engineers in secure coding and led the onboarding of the applications to secure software development.
• Guided software engineers in the remediation of code vulnerabilities.
• Business group Information Security Officer : Led the Information Security Risk Assessment process for the business group; oversaw the information security risk remediation program, including monitoring and tracking of remediation activities.
• Provided information security support to audits and led in remediation efforts identified by the audit.
• Enterprise Architecture manager for Evergreen Investments.
2008 : 2014
Wells Fargo
Senior Systems Architect
Various positions in financial analytics, software development, and cybersecurity including leading a globally distributed team and 5+years in software engineering management. Accolades for my work included being named one of the 100 Best Websites of 2001 by Yahoo Internet Life, being a cover story on java.sun.com, and articles about my software in Wired and Kiplinger.
1988 : 2008
Other
Software Development Lead
Skills
Application Architecture, Application Security Architecture, Banking, Banking Software, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cyber Defense, Cybersecurity, DevSecOps, Enterprise Architecture, Financial Services, Funds Management, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Information Security, Investment Banking, Management, Microservices, Microsoft Azure, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, Salesforce.com, Scrum, Security Architecture Design, Software Architecture, Software Development, Strategy, System Architecture, Team Leadership, Technical Leadership, Threat Modeling, Web Services API, Wholesale Banking
About
My superpower is being a dad to 7 children with disabilities (including 6 with intellectual and developmental disabilities) through which I have honed the skills of: empathy, determination, perseverance, vigilance, contingency planning, and the ability to bob and weave through chaos, identify the next most important priority, and to deliver upon it. I bring these skills to work where I lead a high performing, agile, globally distributed, diverse team of cybersecurity architects responsible for application security. I approach every workday as go time and I only work in fifth gear.
Metaphorically speaking, I play starting shortstop for the Giants. While I might consider big dollars to play that position for the Yankees, Mets, or Braves, please do not waste both your and my time by asking me if I would consider playing right field for the Carolina Mudcats.
If you are a caregiver of a child with an intellectual or developmental disability, I would love to connect.
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