Security Engineer 5 (Senior Manager IC) (CaCe)

We are seeking a Security Engineer 5 (Senior Manager IC) to join our team at Capital One. 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.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a principal engineer and trusted advisor driving the technical strategy for enterprise security engineering
• Architect scalable security solutions spanning multiple cybersecurity disciplines and teams such as IAM, cloud infrastructure, endpoint and network layers
• Define and lead implementation of security reference architectures and reusable control patterns across multiple business domains
• Design advanced automation frameworks for continuous detection, compliance and remediation
• Partner with platform, data and product engineering teams to embed security into core company platforms and capabilities
• Drive resolution of systemic vulnerabilities across environments
• Influence engineering standards and roadmaps through thought leadership and cross-domain collaboration
• Mentor senior engineers and elevate technical excellence across the broader security organization
• Partner with software, cloud and infrastructure teams to embed security by design into enterprise platforms
• Serve as the technical authority for emerging threats, translating risk intelligence into architectural blueprints and proactive mitigations

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
• At least 7 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
• At least 4 years of experience designing or implementing enterprise-scale security architecture in cloud environments
• At least 3 years of experience building or automating security tooling and controls

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 4+ years of experience building specialization and expertise in a focused discipline of cybersecurity
• 6+ years of experience with CI/CD security integration, infrastructure as code, or serverless computing
• 7+ years of experience with security tools such as IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management or network security technologies
• 8+ years of experience in cloud or infrastructure security engineering
• Strong executive communication skills
• Experience leading enterprise-scale architecture or automation initiatives
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD integration
• 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.

Salary Information: The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are: McLean, VA: $229,900 - $262,400 Plano, TX: $209,000 - $238,500 Richmond, VA: $209,000 - $238,500

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