Capital One · 1 week ago
Lead Information Security Consultant
McLean, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$197K/yr - $225K/yr
4+ years expCapital One is a financial services company that is seeking a Lead Information Security Consultant to work in their Cyber Information Security Office. This role involves managing and improving the cybersecurity posture for the Card Servicing & Experiences Portfolio, coordinating proactive security consulting, and collaborating with various teams to enhance security measures.
Financial Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Act as a central Information Security point of contact for a portfolio of voice and customer servicing technology assets
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
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
At least 4 years of experience providing guidance and oversight of cyber security concepts
At least 3 years of experience performing cyber security risk assessments and cyber security architecture reviews
At least 3 years of experience with architecture, software design, networking or cloud infrastructure
Strong technical architecture background with the ability to proactively identify and mitigate technical risks throughout delivery life-cycle
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
Excellent problem solving and influencing skills
Strong desire to continually learn and solve security problems involving new technologies
You are able to work well under minimal supervision
Ability to simplify the technically complex and drive well-educated decisions across product, engineering, design, and enterprise risk representatives
Exceptional cross-team collaboration; able to work across different functions, organizations, and reporting boundaries to get the job done
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
6+ years of experience with Architecture, software design, networking or Cloud infrastructure
4+ years of experience in securing a public cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
2+ years of experience utilizing Agile methodologies
2+ years of experience in Enterprise Monitoring
2+ years of experience in web application security
AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Benefits
Performance based incentive compensation
Cash bonus(es)
Long term incentives (LTI)
Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits
Company
Capital One
Capital One is a financial services company that provides banking, credit card, auto loan, savings, and commercial banking services.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.45BKey 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
Lo Li
CTO, Managing Vice President Retail Bank
Daniel Arellano
Senior Vice President, Business Cards and Payments
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