Security Engineer 5 (Senior Manager IC) (CaCe)
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a Security Engineer to drive technical strategy and secure enterprise platforms. The role serves as a principal engineer and trusted advisor, developing scalable security architecture across cybersecurity disciplines and business domains. It focuses on automated controls, cloud security architecture, DevSecOps, continuous detection and remediation, and embedding security into enterprise platforms. The position also provides technical leadership on emerging threats, influences engineering standards and roadmaps, and mentors senior engineers. This is a hybrid position. The employee is expected to follow Capital One’s hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at their designated office location.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 4 or more years of experience building specialization and expertise in a focused discipline of cybersecurity.
- 6 or more years of experience with CI/CD security integration, infrastructure as code, or serverless computing.
- 7 or more years of experience with security tools such as IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management, or network security technologies.
- 8 or more 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 such as Terraform or CloudFormation and CI/CD integration.
- One or more professional certifications, such as 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, or JavaScript.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a principal engineer and trusted advisor driving technical strategy for enterprise security engineering.
- Architect scalable security solutions across disciplines and teams, including IAM, cloud infrastructure, endpoint, and network layers.
- Define and lead implementation of security reference architectures and reusable control patterns across 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 security organization.
- Partner with software, cloud, and infrastructure teams to embed security by design into enterprise platforms.
- Serve as the technical authority on emerging threats and translate risk intelligence into architectural blueprints and proactive mitigations.
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
- Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
