Cloud Security Engineer: DevSecOps & Automation Architect

Capital One Group; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Security Engineer to lead design and delivery of secure technology platforms across cloud and on-prem environments. You will architect scalable security controls, including IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection systems, while developing automation for vulnerability management and compliance monitoring.

The role demands collaboration with software, cloud, and infrastructure teams to embed security by design, leverage IaC tools, and influence engineering standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in CS, IT, or security.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity or IT.
• 3+ years in cloud environments.
• 2+ years designing automated security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of security platforms and automated controls.
• Architect scalable IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection solutions.
• Develop automation for vulnerability management, detection, and compliance monitoring.
• Provide incident response guidance and forensics support.
• Embed security by design with software, cloud, and infra teams.

Skills

Cloud security

Automation

CI/CD security

Infrastructure as code

Programming (Java, Python, JS)

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Security tools

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

IAM tools

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Security Engineer to lead design and delivery of secure technology platforms across cloud and on-prem environments. You will architect scalable security controls, including IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection systems, while developing automation for vulnerability management and compliance monitoring.

The role demands collaboration with software, cloud, and infrastructure teams to embed security by design, leverage IaC tools, and influence engineering standards