Dan Zelek

About Dan Zelek

I’m a cloud security and identity solutions consultant with 20+ years of experience translating complex technical challenges into business outcomes. My background spans Unix and Linux systems engineering through cybersecurity leadership across banking, logistics, and fintech—most notably managing Wells Fargo’s enterprise rollout of Oracle Identity Manager.Today I help organizations modernize securely in the cloud. I design and implement zero-trust and cloud-native security architectures, lead vulnerability-management and compliance programs, and partner with engineering, risk, and executive teams to turn frameworks like NIST CSF, CIS, ISO 27001, and OWASP into practical, enforceable controls.I’m currently expanding my focus toward sales engineering and partner enablement, combining deep technical fluency with business-level communication to guide clients through secure cloud adoption, AI transformation, and identity modernization. I speak English, German, and Spanish, I thrive in global, cross-functional environments where clarity, speed, and trust drive results.Keywords: sales engineer • solutions architect • cloud security • identity management • AI transformation • partner enablement • zero-trust architecture • AWS • Azure • CISSP • enterprise modernization

Experience

1. Lead Information Security Analyst

   Wells Fargo

   Aug 2024 — Present · Phoenix, AZ, US

   Driving technical governance for large-scale infrastructure environments with a focus on vulnerability management, host hardening, and operational risk reduction. Supporting security and reliability of critical systems in regulated environments.• Led enterprise-wide vulnerability management and remediation initiatives across hybrid infrastructure• Drove host hardening and configuration management efforts to reduce systemic risk and improve baseline compliance• Partnered with engineering teams to remediate insecure configurations and misconfigured assets at scale• Implemented automation to improve vulnerability prioritization and remediation workflows across large environments• Supported security controls aligned with NIST and CIS benchmarks for regulated systems• Contributed to incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure-related security events• Worked closely with platform, infrastructure, and risk teams to balance security controls with availability requirementsExperience complements prior work in operational technology environments by applying infrastructure risk management principles to availability- and safety-critical systems.

Education

• Arizona State University

  Information Technology

• Arizona State University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Disaster Recovery
• Db2
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Websphere Application Server
• Solaris
• Websphere Mq
• Business Analysis
• Integration
• Aix
• Sas
• Websphere
• Java
• Sdlc
• Unix