Sr cybersecurity engineer

  • Category: IT Engineer & Developer Jobs
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Job Type: Full Time / Part Time
  • Salary: Estimated: $ 24K to 32K
  • Published on: 2025/09/21

Center 3 (1+075), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaSr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex technical 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.

Responsibilities :

Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios

Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience and scalability of your solutions

Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community

Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization and diversity

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 4 years of experience in Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web Services)

At least 3 years of experience with security engineering

At least 3 years of experience with architecture, networking, and cloud infrastructure

At least 2 years of experience supporting SaaS platforms

At least 2 years of experience with containers runtimes (Docker, Kubernetes, Fargate)

Experience utilizing Agile methodologies

Preferred Qualifications :

Bachelor’s Degree

6+ years of experience with architecture, networking, and cloud infrastructure

2+ years of experience in public cloud security and multi-cloud environments

2+ years of experience with Python

Experience applying security concepts to network architectures

Experience with Threat Modeling

Familiarity with Penetration Testing or Offensive and Defensive Security techniques

Experience with Vulnerability Management practices in multi-cloud environments

Experience with integrating SaaS products into an Enterprise Environment

Experience in a regulated environment

Familiarity with AWS network products / technologies (VPC, load balancing, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, NACLs, and Security Groups)

Demonstrated understanding of core networking concepts (IPv4, IPv6, TCP / UDP, IP Routing, and IP Subnetting)

Experience assessing impact, risk, and remediation of vulnerabilities in 3rd-party vendors

One of the following certifications : AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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.

New York City (Hybrid On-Site) : $165,100 - $188,500 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Technical

Last updated : 2024-0+-22


Company Name: Capital One

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