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Principal Associate, Information Security Office (ISO) Consultant

AT Capital One
Capital One

Principal Associate, Information Security Office (ISO) Consultant

Richmond, VA

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

Principal Associate, Information Security Office (ISO) Consultant

As a Capital One Information Security associate, you will help consult Lines of Business on initiatives, programs, and projects to raise their game and improve their cyber hygiene. 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 well versed with Cloud Service technologies like Storage Services, Security & Access Control Management, Container Services, and API Implementation and Management. You have experience 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.

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The Principal Associate, ISO Consultant will provide cyber security architecture advisory to accelerate the data management journey at scale for businesses operating in the cloud. In this role, the responsibilities will include:

Responsibilities:

  • Act as a Information Security point of contact for the Capital One Software 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.
  • Support security architecture and implementation needs for technology modernization efforts
  • Overseeing all cyber related dependencies across the multiple components being built for the modernization effort.
  • 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
  • Support RFP security reviews
  • Support the team on collectively mapping technologies to a standardized framework in order to identify and execute on best practices in risk reduction through the configuration of cybersecurity tools and platforms.
  • Support the development, modification, and use of capability, risk, or threat classification frameworks and standardization methodologies to facilitate the conduct of correlative capability, maturity, and effectiveness evaluations.

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 have an ability to challenge assumptions and are comfortable raising risks to technical stakeholders and executive leadership
  • 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 years of experience providing guidance and oversight of cyber security concepts
  • At least 1 years of experience performing cyber security risk assessments or security architecture reviews
  • At least 1 years of experience with cloud security

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience designing, deploying, securing or managing foundational AWS cloud services; to include compute, storage, networking, and identity and access management
  • Experience building or scaling enterprise software products
  • Experience working as an independent software vendor
  • 2+ years of experience in securing a public cloud environment (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

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 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 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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For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Client-provided location(s): Richmond, VA, USA; McLean, VA, USA
Job ID: capital-R199768
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Founder led

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