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Principal Associate, Cyber Security

Capital One senior full-time

Salary

$161,800 - $184,600 per year

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Description

We are seeking a Principal Associate, Cyber Security to join our team of Information Security specialists. As a Principal Associate, you will partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure third-party engagements receive the necessary Cyber Third Party Risk Reduction (CTPRR) due diligence. You will evaluate the effectiveness of third-party security environments and deliver high-quality assessment reports.

Responsibilities:

  • Support kick-off, planning, and scoping activities for cyber-focused risk assessments
  • Analyze third-party control environment data against Capital One security expectations
  • Review and support the execution and delivery of reports, including executive summaries and work papers
  • Maintain relationships with third-party management and other Enterprise colleagues to manage expectations of assessments and remediation
  • Work autonomously to assess needs, identify insights, and drive actions forward with stakeholders
  • Stay current with industry trends and best practices through participation in external organizations
  • Travel 30-40% to perform multi-day assessments

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • At least 3 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
  • At least 2 years of experience evaluating, contributing to, or supporting the development of cybersecurity capabilities

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of experience with cybersecurity frameworks and concepts
  • 3+ years of experience performing analysis of or developing solutions for cyber threats, vulnerabilities, risks, or events
  • 3+ years of experience working on teams and presenting to stakeholders cybersecurity information
  • 2+ years of experience in PCI DSS, NIST, ISO, SOC 2, or third-party risk management
  • 2+ years of experience working in multi-cloud environments
  • 2+ years of experience using security tools
  • 1+ years of experience developing or interpreting cybersecurity metrics or dashboards

Salary: McLean, VA: $161,800 - $184,600 per year Richmond, VA: $147,100 - $167,900 per year

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

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • NIST CSF
  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • CMMC
  • FedRAMP
  • PCI DSS
  • NIST
  • ISO
  • SOC 2
  • multi-cloud environments
  • security tools
  • cybersecurity metrics

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