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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Security Engineer 4

Capital One Riverwoods, IL senior full-time

Salary

$179,400 - $204,700 per year

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Description

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.

Responsibilities:

  • 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

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

Salary Information: The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are $179,400 - $204,700.

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

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