Director, Security Engineering & Cloud Architecture

Capital One National Association; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director, Security Engineer to lead multiple security engineering teams and drive security automation across enterprise platforms. You will define strategy, mentor future leaders, and partner with product and engineering to embed secure design throughout the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes IAM, data protection, cloud posture management, and proactive mitigations, with opportunities to influence roadmaps and stay current with industry advances.

Qualifications

• At least 9 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology.
• At least 5 years designing or implementing enterprise-scale security architecture in cloud environments.
• At least 5 years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of security engineers responsible for building and scaling enterprise security platforms.
• Establish the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for security automation, detection and infrastructure resilience.
• Partner with product and engineering executives to embed secure design principles across lifecycles.
• Oversee IAM, data protection and cloud posture management capabilities.
• Translate strategic security objectives into actionable engineering priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Mentor future security leaders through growth plans and strategic exposure.
• Serve as the technical authority for emerging threats and develop mitigations.
• Engage with the broader security community to stay current with industry advances.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Leadership/people management

Threat intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

IAM tooling

CI/CD security

Infrastructure as code

Vulnerability management

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director, Security Engineer to lead multiple security engineering teams and drive security automation across enterprise platforms. You will define strategy, mentor future leaders, and partner with product and engineering to embed secure design throughout the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes IAM, data protection, cloud posture management, and proactive mitigations, with opportunities to influence roadmaps and stay current with industry advances.