Manager, Cyber Technical ( DDoS) (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Capital One National Association; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a skilled DDoS Protection Engineer to enhance their cybersecurity and network defense efforts. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement advanced DDoS mitigation strategies while collaborating with engineers to fortify infrastructure resiliency. Your expertise in deep packet analysis and cloud-based protection platforms will be essential in ensuring rapid responses to network-based attacks. Join a dynamic team dedicated to defending against sophisticated threats and contributing to the evolution of cloud infrastructure. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving field.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Performance-based incentives

Inclusive workplace

Competitive salary

Financial benefits

Qualifications

• 4+ years in IT or Cyber Security with strong DDoS expertise.
• Experience in network security and cloud-based DDoS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain DDoS protection architectures and solutions.
• Monitor network traffic and respond to DDoS events in real-time.

Skills

DDoS mitigation

Deep packet analysis

Network security

Incident response

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Akamai

AWS Shield

Cloudflare

Radware

Arbor

Wireshark

tcpdump

Job description

Manager, Cyber Technical ( DDoS) (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

We are seeking a highly skilled DDoS Protection Engineer to join our cybersecurity and network defense team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced DDoS mitigation strategies, conducting deep packet analysis, and contributing to the development of automated defense capabilities. You will collaborate closely with engineers and architects to strengthen infrastructure resiliency and ensure rapid response to network-based attacks.

The Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division is responsible for enabling and evolving Capital One’s foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience and availability.

Team:

The DDoS engineering team is responsible for protecting Capital One’s global network infrastructure from volumetric and application-layer attacks by delivering resilient, automated mitigation strategies and deep traffic intelligence.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain DDoS protection architectures, including cloud-based and on-prem solutions.
• Perform deep packet inspection and traffic analysis to detect and mitigate DDoS and other volumetric attacks.
• Develop and fine-tune mitigation tactics and policies aligned with MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.
• Monitor network traffic and respond to real-time DDoS events, working in coordination with SOC and NOC teams.
• Collaborate with network and security architects to design scalable and resilient protection strategies.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and APIs for detection, mitigation, and alerting workflows.
• Provide operational support for DDoS tools, services, and related infrastructure.
• Analyze post-incident data to enhance detection, response time, and mitigation efficiency.
• Work closely across teams across the organization to ensure compliance with existing standards, identify gaps in existing standards and enhance standard governance procedures.
• Work closely with enterprise architects, product managers, Cloud/DevOps engineers, and SRE teams to understand our processes and approaches and influence change where appropriate.
• Challenge and assess automation frameworks to support the platform products.
• Guide best practices for security related appliances including following and implementing evolving industry standards.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification.
• At least 4 years of experience in Information Technology or Cyber Security.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 5+ years of experience developing or challenging engineering practices through critical examination of problem and collaboration with team members and customers (developers, architects, engineers).
• 3+ years of experience in network security or DDoS mitigation.
• 2+ years hands-on experience with cloud-based DDoS protection platforms Akamai, AWS Shield, Cloudflare, Radware, or Arbor.
• 1+ year experience with packet analysis tools Wireshark, tcpdump, and traffic flow monitoring.
• 3+ years of experience with TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, HTTP/S, and other Layer 3–7 protocols.
• 1+ year experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Strong problem-solving and incident response skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally.
• 2+ years experience working with networking protocols and technology across routing, monitoring, and VPN services, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and VRF.
• One or more certifications GCIA, CompTIA Security+, AWS certifications, CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).

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.

McLean, VA: $193,400 - $220,700 for Manager, Cyber Technical

Richmond, VA: $175,800 - $200,700 for Manager, Cyber Technical

Plano, TX: $175,800 - $200,700 for Manager, Cyber Technical

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

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.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.

Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries.