Principal Associate, Cyber Security

Capital One National Association; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate, Cyber Security in McLean, VA to lead assessments and deliver risk reporting to executives and technical teams.

You will drive capability evaluations, collaborate across domains, and translate complex findings into actionable insights while advancing security programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 3 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology.
• At least 2 years of experience evaluating, contributing to, or supporting development of cybersecurity capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously to assess needs, identify insights, and move actions forward with stakeholders to achieve targeted cybersecurity outcomes.
• Support evaluation of cybersecurity capabilities using the NIST CSF.
• Collaborate with Executives and LOB partners to understand capabilities and road-maps.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Stakeholder communication

Data analytics

Cloud environments

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Splunk

CrowdStrike

Qualys

AWS Security Hub

Job description

Principal Associate, Cyber Security

What You’ll Do:

• Work autonomously to assess needs, identify insights, and move actions forward with stakeholders to achieve targeted cybersecurity outcomes
• Support the ongoing evaluation of cybersecurity capabilities, such as by determining effectiveness of capability implementation using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
• Collaborate with stakeholders, Executives and LOB partners to understand their capabilities, maturation road-maps, and facilitate next steps
• Leverage and enrich cybersecurity data from multiple data streams to produce new insights and analysis
• Support the monitoring of cyber capabilities and track progress to maturity state objectives
• Support improvements activities to program capabilities through the interpretation of technical issues and determination of root cause(s) of discovered weaknesses
• Independently lead portions of capability or control assessments, ensuring findings are clearly documented and communicated to stakeholders
• Develop and deliver risk and maturity reports tailored for both executive and technical audiences, highlighting trends and emerging issues
• Coordinate cross-team efforts to align cybersecurity governance, metrics and reporting practices across multiple domains

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 3 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
• At least 2 years of experience evaluating, contributing to, or supporting development of cybersecurity capabilities

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience with cybersecurity frameworks and concepts such as NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, CMMC, FedRAMP, etc.
• 3+ years of experience performing analysis of or developing solutions for cyber threats, vulnerabilities, risks, or, events
• 3+ years of experience working on teams and presenting to stakeholders cybersecurity information such as metrics, threat intelligence, controls and/or requirements
• 2+ years of experience working in multi-cloud environments
• 2+ years of experience using security tools (e.g., Splunk, Crowdstrike, Qualys, or AWS Security Hub)
• 1+ years of experience developing or interpreting cybersecurity metrics or dashboards
• Demonstrated familiarity with industry governance or financial governance processes
• Experience with risk management concepts, including identifying threats, assessing vulnerabilities, and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Ability to perform security incident analysis and assist with resolution, translating technical findings into clear, actionable reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

McLean, VA: $161,800 - $184,600 for Principal Associate, Cyber Security

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. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace.

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