Sr. Cyber Cloud Platform Security Engineer

Sr. Cyber Cloud Platform Security Engineer

Company: Capital One

Center 3 (19075), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Capital One is seeking a subject matter expert to deliver game-changing cybersecurity solutions based on threat, data, and design thinking. At Capital One, we believe in the values of Excellence and Doing the Right Thing. We are a technology-oriented company delivering financial products to market through modern technology and constant innovation at a massive scale. Part of that innovation is leveraging technology to deliver the best cybersecurity solutions for the business.

As a candidate for this role, you will play a key role on a team of cyber technicians and engineers to create, implement, and maintain controls using SaaS and IaaS based solutions to reduce risk and enforce Capital One's Information Security Policy and Standards. You are naturally curious and stay on top of emerging trends and threats. You are not afraid to question any existing processes and solutions, yet you display a keen sense of business value proposition and focus on the right priorities. You are a clear thinker, thrive in working across teams, and are an expert in dealing with ambiguity. You believe that a core component of security’s role is to enable the business, not just to secure it, and the solutions you bring to life are aligned to the needs of our developer community and business partners. You thrive in working in a fast-paced, technologically forward-leaning environment and are not afraid to push the boundaries of security capabilities.

What you'll do:

• Execute a technical resolution program by closely partnering with cross-functional teams across the organization.
• Analyze the problem space, document the approach, and work with architecture to identify a target state architecture.
• Maintain close ties to various stakeholders, developers, and engineers across the company, ensuring the services we create meet their needs as products evolve.
• Communicate extensively with product and engineering teams across the organization.
• Collaborate with partners in different teams to resolve the dependencies with data loss prevention products.
• Design, build, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure to meet the organization’s requirements and ensure high availability.

About You:

• You have a strong understanding of web proxy, email, and endpoint solutions.
• You are detail-oriented and able to articulate key details clearly both in conversation and in technical writing.
• You are capable of driving complex technical initiatives to full delivery leveraging knowledge of cybersecurity practices, software engineering principles, agile frameworks, and customer engagement.
• You have the ability to foster collaborative, open working relationships with technology groups and other stakeholders, including vendor relationships.
• You have demonstrated clear communication skills and the ability to interact effectively at multiple levels of an organization and to influence leadership.
• You have experience working in and/or managing multiple high-visibility and high-impact enterprise cybersecurity projects with cross-functional teams while maintaining superior results.
• You have passion and expertise in one or more of the following areas: technical delivery, product security, software development practices, or platform engineering.
• Hands-on knowledge and expertise in building and/or securing technology, including operating systems, databases, virtualization, cloud computing environments, and networks.
• You are able to troubleshoot, investigate, configure, and support data loss prevention products.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
• At least 4 years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology.
• At least 2 years of experience in a platform security field.
• At least 1 year of experience in cloud computing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 3+ years of experience in scripting and solving cyber technical challenges.
• 3+ years of experience in the Agile delivery model.
• 2+ years of experience in public cloud security and multi-cloud environments.
• 2+ years of experience in IT Delivery projects and technical writing.
• 2+ years of hands-on JIRA experience.
• 2 or more professional cybersecurity certifications: CISSP, GIAC, CISM, CCSP, CISA, or Security+.
• 1 or more professional cloud certifications: AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solution Architect - Associate, AWS Developer - Associate, AWS Security - Specialty, or AWS Solution Architect - Professional.
• 1+ years SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) experience.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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.

New York City (Hybrid On-Site): $165,100 - $188,500 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Technical.

This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI).

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.