Director, Information Security Office Consultant

Director, Information Security Office Consultant

At Capital One, you will help consult on initiatives, programs, and projects to raise their game in Information Security and Risk Management. You are pragmatic and practical in your understanding of risk and security, but also willing to lean into solutions or know when to pull in additional experts and or escalate. You collaborate and innovate with other teams within Capital One to push the envelope. You are comfortable with technologies like generative AI security, cloud services, Containers, Docker, Microservices, Serverless, APIs, DevOps, micro-segmentation, Customer Servicing platforms and technologies, PCI and other business and regulatory cybersecurity compliance frameworks. Security is essential to what we do here, from protecting our customers to our associates.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and communicate a technology first, risk-based and data-driven strategy and roadmap for our generative AI security.
• Act as a central point of contact for your line of business to the rest of Capital One’s Information Security and Risk Management.
• Coordinate and execute proactive Information Security consulting to the business and technology teams covering Infrastructure Platform Security, Application Security, Resiliency, Data Security, Network Architecture and Design, and User Access Management.
• Serve as an expert in Capital One’s Information Security capabilities, architecture 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.
• Partner with enterprise cyber, tech and product security teams to provide technical and cybersecurity architectural leadership, where necessary to drive innovative solutions that help improve security.
• 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.

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:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 5 years of people leadership experience.
• At least 7 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology.
• At least 5 years of experience performing security risk assessments and security architecture reviews.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years experience providing guidance and oversight of security concepts.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering.
• 5+ years experience in securing Generative AI platforms and applications.
• 5+ years experience building software utilizing public cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• 5+ years experience with cloud security strategy, architecture and engineering.
• 2+ years experience securing customer servicing agents platforms.
• 2+ years experience with Agile methodologies.
• 2+ years experience with Application Security, Threat Modeling, Penetration Testing or Vulnerability Management.
• 3+ years experience integrating SaaS products into an Enterprise Environment.
• 2+ years experience with securing container services.
• 2+ years of financial services industry experience.
• Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• 2+ years experience in Offensive or Defensive Security techniques.
• 3+ years experience in cybersecurity, privacy, or technology industry standards (ISO 27001/27002, NIST CSF and 800 series, GLBA, GDPR, FFIEC, or PCI-DSS).

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

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.