Principal Associate, Information Security Office Consultant at Capital One

Center 3 (19075), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Principal Associate, Information Security Office Consultant

At Capital One, you will help consult on initiatives, programs, and projects to raise their game in Information Security. You are pragmatic and practical in your understanding of risk and security, but also willing to know when to pull in experts and escalate. You collaborate and innovate with other teams within Capital One to push the envelope. You are comfortable with Cloud Service technologies like Storage Services, Security & Access Control Management, Container Services, and API Implementation and Management. You are familiar with various Cloud computing models to include IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS along with their architectural differences.  Security is essential to what we do here, from protecting our customers to our associates.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a central Information Security point of contact for the Commercial line of business

• Coordinate and execute proactive Information Security consulting to the business and technology teams covering Infrastructure Security, Resiliency, Data Security, Network Architecture and Design, and User Access Management

• Serve as an expert in Capital One’s Information Security capabilities, solutions, policies, procedures and standards

• Influence customers to leverage security capabilities and solutions to shift and integrate security to the left in the development processes

• Escalate and manage cyber security risk

• Provide ad hoc support on special Information Security hot topics for the business

• Provide regular updates to executive leadership with your line of business on the overall Information Security health and risk environment

• Work with line of business leadership to anticipate their objectives and needs to better serve the line of business

About You:

• You have a desire to work in a very fast moving, forward leaning, and modern computing environment

• You have a deep passion for Securing modern computing platforms

• You have a strong desire to continually learn about new technologies

• You possess strong conceptual thinking and communication skills

• You are able to work well under minimal supervision

• You are a demonstrated leader with team-oriented interpersonal skills and the ability to interface effectively with a broad range of people and roles, including upper management, IT leaders, and technology vendors

• You maintain calmness and clarity of thought under pressure and ability to maintain confidentiality

• You have a deep understanding of strategic business objectives and the ability to drive results toward those objectives

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification

• At least 3 years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology

• At least 1 year of experience providing guidance and oversight of Security concepts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 3+ years of experience in securing a public cloud environment (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Experience building software utilizing public cloud (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)

• Familiarity with Cloud patch management practices such as system rehydration and image  management

• Experience utilizing Agile methodologies

• Experience with Software Security Architecture

• Experience with Application Security

• Experience with Threat Modeling

• Experience with Penetration Testing and/or Vulnerability Management

• Experience with integrating SaaS products into an Enterprise Environment

• Experience with securing Container services

• Financial services industry experience

• Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

• Experience in Offensive and/or Defensive Security techniques

• Experience in a regulated environment

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).

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

. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

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 4901-4920; 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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