Senior Software Engineer, Back End (Java, Go, AWS)

Center 2 (19050), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Manager, Identity & Access Management

Capital One is one of the fastest growing organizations in the world today, powered by our passion for our customers. We are serious about technology, we dream big, and we execute: Capital One moved our entire enterprise to the public cloud over the course of five years. Just as we prioritize driving innovation through technology, we equally prioritize cybersecurity and managing technology risk.  

Technology Risk Management (TRM) is a small organization that packs a big punch. TRM is a second line organization, which means it is independent and reports through the Chief Risk Officer. The ~100 professionals in TRM are trusted experts who set the bar for excellence in cybersecurity and tech risk. We shape decisions, challenge activities to ensure they meet our standards, and oversee technology and information security risk across the company.  

Our business leaders must make technology decisions constantly. TRM makes sure they have the tech risk information they need to make good decisions. Associates within TRM are highly-skilled information security, cybersecurity, site reliability engineering, technology, and risk management professionals. They have a wealth of experience and a demonstrated ability to add value with their advice and to deliver high-impact results.

As a Manager for Identity & Access Management, you will have a foundational understanding of all areas of identity & access management in the public cloud (Amazon Web Services and/or Google Cloud Platform).  This role will serve as our subject matter expert for cloud native identity & access management solutions. This position will provide risk analysis, design review, and advise on roadmaps and implementation plans with security, technology, and architecture best practice viewpoints.  This position will also collaborate closely with associates in first line Cyber, Technology, as well as other risk management offices to perform and support risk and security assessments of the cloud environment.

Responsibilities:

• Play a lead role in identifying areas of cyber risk to provide oversight, analysis, effective challenge, and risk-informed recommendations for enhancement.

• Provide technical assessments of cybersecurity and controls design and effectiveness.

• Draft assessments for senior management and other stakeholders, to include regulatory agencies and the Board of Directors, as needed.

• Stay current on emerging cyber threats and potential implications to the firm.

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and leaders across multiple organizations to achieve objectives.

• Coordinate program-related activities and deliverables to ensure effective collaboration within the team and across stakeholder groups.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or military experience

• At least 4 years of experience working with Identity & Access Management programs or tools

• At least 3 years of public cloud experience with public cloud architecture, operations, security or deployments

• At least 1 year of experience in project management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering 

• 4+ years direct experience with Google Cloud Platform architecture, operations, security or deployments 

• 4+ years direct experience with Amazon Web Services architecture, operations, security or deployments 

• 1+ years of experience developing presentations for senior level audiences

• Experience leading large-scale migrations to the Public Cloud (i.e. Google Cloud Load Balancing, DNS, Interconnect, CDN, Compute, Networking, Storage, Security, Monitoring, etc.)

• Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect 

• Experience with identifying and communicating key risks related to GCP implementations and architectures

• Experience with risk analysis and reports that describe the risk implications to executives 

• Familiarity with controls and control frameworks (NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST 800-53, CIS Top 20, OWASP Top 10, ISO, COBIT)

• Prior experience working in financial services or other highly-regulated sectors

• Experience with security best practices for generative AI development and deployments

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. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

New York City (Hybrid On-Site): $201,400 - $229,900 for Manager, Cyber Technical

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 

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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 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 ; 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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