Security Engineer 4 (Manager) (CaCe)
Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking
Security Engineers who are passionate about building automated controls, cloud security architecture, and DevSecOps solutions to join our team. As a Security Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving major technical transformations and securing enterprise platforms across Capital One.
What You'll Do:- Lead the design and delivery of technology platforms and automated controls across cloud and on-prem environments
- Architect and implement scalable solutions for IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection systems
- Develop advanced automation for vulnerability management, detection, and compliance monitoring
- Serve as a technical advisor during complex incident response and forensics investigations
- Partner with software, cloud and infrastructure teams to embed security by design into enterprise platforms
- Evaluate and integrate new security technologies, ensuring interoperability and operational scalability
- Influence and codify engineering standards, patterns, and reusable modules
- Participate in ongoing support of security tools, including investigations, analysis and break fix
This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One's hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.
Basic Qualifications:- High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
- At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
- At least 3 years of experience working in a cloud-based environment
- At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing automated security solutions
Preferred Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree
- 3+ years of experience building specialization and expertise in a focused discipline of cybersecurity
- 4+ years of experience with CI/CD security integration, infrastructure as code, or serverless computing
- 5+ years of experience with security tools such as IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management or network security technologies
- 6+ years of experience in cloud or infrastructure security engineering
- Experience leading enterprise-scale architecture or automation initiatives
- One or more professional certifications: CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, CIDPRO or GIAC Cloud Security
- Experience in application security and software development in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD integration
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Security Engineer 4
Plano, TX: $179,400 - $204,700 for Security Engineer 4
Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 for Security Engineer 4
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate's offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
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