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Capital One · 2 months ago

Director, Information Security Officer

Capital One is a leading financial services company focused on cybersecurity. As the Director, Information Security Officer, you will lead end-to-end security for strategic projects, collaborating with business and technology partners to manage risks and drive innovation while ensuring the security of data and systems.

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Responsibilities

Be a leader at a premiere technology and financial services company
Be responsible for delivery of end to end security for strategic projects, including but not limited to mergers and acquisitions
Deliver divisional cyber strategy integration and execution, identification and management of risk for top business initiatives and technology platforms, threat and vulnerability management, incident management, supply chain cyber risk management, cyber risk oversight and reporting
Deliver Cyber agenda and integration of Information Security within business objectives for line of business area
Serve as the central point of contact for your line of business technology executives into Capital One’s Cyber risk management priorities
Educate and influence executive leadership and associates to effectively leverage security capabilities and solutions to mitigate risks and emerging threats
Provide security expertise on prioritizing and managing information security risks and initiatives
Escalate and manage cyber security risk
Provide regular updates to executive leadership with your line of business on the overall information security health and risk environment
Work with business leadership to anticipate their objectives and needs to better serve them
Be an advocate for security, business and digital innovation. Instills a culture that works toward the highest standards in cyber (safeguard the business) while ensuring that business requirements are understood and adhered to (enabling the business)
Plays a key leadership role within Cyber’s community of leaders, drives innovation activity as an outcome; partner extensively with other Cyber and Technology organizations to derive solutions enabling industry leading products
Build relationships and influence with risk management functions across lines of defense
Become knowledgeable and advise on Capital One’s Cyber’s services, policies, procedures and standards
Staying current on the changing regulatory environment and understanding the impacts to the organization

Qualification

Information SecurityCybersecurity Risk ManagementCloud Security AWSCloud Security GCPCloud Security AzureSecurity Risk AssessmentsIncident ResponseVulnerability ManagementSecurity AutomationCompliance FrameworksE-commerce SecurityData-Driven Decision MakingLeadershipCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityIntegrity

Required

Bachelor's degree
At least 7 years of experience in Information Security
At least 5 years of experience in people management
At least 5 years of experience with cyber policies, standards, and procedures
At least 5 years of experience in securing public cloud environments and services (AWS, GCP, Azure)
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 business executives, technology leaders, and enterprise suppliers
You have expertise securing large-scale e-commerce platforms, with deep understanding of payments systems, customer data protection across high transaction environments ensuring protection of user data across internal and partner ecosystems
You are a focused individual who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative team environment
You have a deep passion for securing forward leaning, modern computing platforms
You have intuitive knowledge and experience with Offensive and Defensive Security techniques
You are comfortable with technologies and innovation including, Generative AI, Data Lakes, Cloud Services, Containers, Microservices, Serverless, APIs, DevOps, Encryption and Zero Trust
You have a strong desire to continually learn about new technologies
You enjoy leveraging your engineering experience to problem solve and continually learn new technology concepts to solve issues
You display strong judgment, data/risk based decisioning, leadership, integrity, and communication skills
You are able to tailor communications and analysis to the intended audience
You have a passion and expertise in cybersecurity, with an ability to be confident, respectful, and articulate when registering dissenting or unpopular opinions
You maintain calmness and clarity of thought under pressure and ability to maintain confidentiality
You are able to work well under minimal supervision
You have a deep understanding of strategic business objectives and the ability to drive results toward those objectives
You have the ability to describe the risks of a security exposure or vulnerability in business-impact terms

Preferred

Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering
10+ years experience in technology and cybersecurity risk
7+ years experience in leading applications security, vulnerability management and incident response
7+ years experience performing security risk assessments
5+ years experience in security automation and integrating security into software development pipelines
5+ years experience working with industry frameworks and compliance requirements (NIST CSF, FFIEC CAT, CIS RAM, FAIR, PCI DSS)
2+ years experience with information technology audit or compliance management
2+ years in payment security including securing digital payments and payment cryptography
2+ years experience utilizing agile methodologies within DevOps environments
Industry-recognized professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
4+ years experience in the e-commerce industry
4+ years experience in a regulated environment
2+ years experience in financial services industry
2+ years of experience in security integration for Mergers and Acquisitions

Benefits

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

Company

Capital One

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Capital One is a financial services company that provides banking, credit card, auto loan, savings, and commercial banking services.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.45B
Key Investors
Berkshire Hathaway
2025-09-11Post Ipo Debt· $2.75B
2025-01-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2023-05-15Post Ipo Equity· $954M

Leadership Team

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Lo Li
CTO, Managing Vice President Retail Bank
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Daniel Arellano
Senior Vice President, Business Cards and Payments
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