Director, Security Engineer
Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. 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.
In this critical leadership role, you will be responsible for leading a team of architecture staff software engineering, guiding the design and execution of our most critical technical strategies. By driving robust architectural frameworks, you will take charge of leading security solutions for the enterprise, ensuring our infrastructure remains innovative, scalable, and deeply secure from the ground up.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead multiple teams of security engineers responsible for building and scaling enterprise security platforms and tooling
- Establish the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for security automation, detection and infrastructure resilience
- Partner with product and engineering executives to ensure secure design principles are embedded across technology lifecycles
- Oversee execution of programs that strengthen IAM, data protection and cloud posture management capabilities
- Translate strategic security objectives into actionable engineering priorities and measurable outcomes
- Champion a culture of security innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across engineering domains
- Develop future security leaders through mentorship, structured growth plans and exposure to strategic decision making
- Serve as the technical authority for emerging threats, translating risk intelligence into architectural blueprints and proactive mitigations
- Stay connected to the broader security engineering community outside Capital One, sharing and contributing where appropriate to stay aware of the industry
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
- At least 9 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
- At least 5 years of experience designing or implementing enterprise-scale security architecture in cloud environments
- At least 5 years of people management experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years of experience building specialization and expertise in a focused discipline of cybersecurity
- 7+ years of experience with CI/CD security integration, infrastructure as code, or serverless computing
- 8+ years of experience with security tools such as IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management or network security technologies
- 10+ years of experience in cloud or infrastructure security engineering
- 10+ years of experience leading security engineering or platform teams in large-scale environments
- Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy aligned to organization risk appetite
- Proven expertise in enterprise-scale architecture, automation, and secure systems design
- Experience advising executive stakeholders and influencing technology roadmaps
- Recognized thought leader or contributor to security engineering communities
- 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.
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Security Engineer
Plano, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Security Engineer
Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Security Engineer
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
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 Capital One Careers website. 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 (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. 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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