Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Associate to join our Cyber Security Logging team in McLean, VA. You will lead the enterprise security logging strategy, drive standards across cloud, network, databases, hosts, and applications, and partner with engineering and cyber operations to ensure visibility for investigations and alerts.

This is a technical role focused on architecture and governance, not hands-on engineering.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification.
• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology.
• 2+ years of cybersecurity operations experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Linux, Unix and Windows operating systems.
• 1+ years of experience with public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead and communicate enterprise security logging strategy with engineering and architecture teams and Cyber Operations teams.
• Establish best practices for security logging across cloud, network, databases, hosts and applications.
• Conduct gap analyses of security logs and influence engineering teams to close gaps.
• Maintain ties with Cyber Operations ensuring the right events are captured and logged.
• Drive adherence to logging requirements, schemas, and log transport deployments.
• Review logging delivery against requirements and elevate non-compliance to executives.
• Participate in critical team processes with adherence to playbooks.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to enhance logging efficiency.
• Note: this is a technical role, not a hands‑on engineering function.

Skills

Logging strategy

Independent problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

AI and automation interest

Security operations

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging

Capital One is looking for a Principal Associate to join our Cyber Security Logging team. This team is responsible for enabling comprehensive cyber monitoring. We ensure standard log events are generated across Capital One so our threat defenders have the right visibility for investigations and alerts. We achieve our mission by setting security logging strategy & requirements and influencing enterprise technology teams to deliver.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and communicate the enterprise security logging strategy in partnership with engineering and architecture teams, Cyber Operations teams (ex. Cyber Security Operations Center, Hunt, Insider Threat) , and other stakeholders.
• Establish technical best practices for security logging (event generation, delivery, storage) and minimum requirements across our infrastructure (cloud, network, databases), host & endpoints (workstations, servers) and applications.
• Conduct gap analyses of security logs, help Cyber Operations teams prioritize, and influence engineering teams to close logging gaps.
• Maintain close ties with Cyber Operations teams, ensuring the right events are captured and logged
• Drive enterprise teams to adhere to logging requirements in terms of standard schemas, design, log transportation deployments, and log validation.
• Review and assess security logging as delivered versus requirements and standards. Track compliance and elevate non-compliance of logging standards to executive leadership.
• Participate in execution and oversight of critical team processes, ensuring playbooks are adhered to consistently.
• Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI and automation to enhance logging efficiency and monitoring capabilities.
• Note: this is a technical role, not a hands‑on engineering function

About You:

• You have experience with logging requirements or implementation across infrastructure (cloud, network, databases), host & endpoints (workstations, servers) or applications.
• You possess deep technical expertise in multiple AWS cloud environments (AWS, GCP, and Azure) and comprehensive knowledge of cyber logging architectures.
• You have strong assessment and analytical skills in the security logging domain
• You are a highly independent problem solver, able to autonomously push projects forward and drive solutions, escalating only when necessary.
• You are independently able to carve out your own role, aligning with team goals, and grow into it
• You have strong judgment skills understanding security policies and Cyber Operations teams requirements.
• You understand security logging & monitoring needs for a Cyber Operations team at a tactical level and have experience in hands on technical design and implementation of logging.
• You have experience implementing high‑visibility and high‑impact enterprise cybersecurity projects with cross‑functional teams including planning, development and management of technical requirements, design, validation, and non‑compliance escalation.
• You have the ability to foster collaborative, open, working relationships with technology groups and other stakeholders, sharing customer and engineering benefits for security logging to gain buy‑in.
• You have experience delivering security logging projects and programs across a technology environment, setting logging strategy with architects, developers, and data experts.
• You have passion and expertise in one or more of the following areas: security operations, security log analysis, cloud security, network security, application security, and host & endpoint security.
• You thrive in a fast‑paced environment where priorities shift frequently, requiring adaptability and strong prioritization skills.
• Experience with or strong interest in leveraging AI and automation to optimize security logging workflows and processes.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
• At least 3 years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology
• At least 2 years of experience in cybersecurity operations
• At least 2 years of experience working with Linux, Unix and Windows operating systems
• At least 1 year of experience with public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 2+ years of experience in enterprise data or logging strategy (defining schemas, configuring log production on applications, infrastructure, endpoints, data streaming, log consumption, and overall data architecture)
• 1+ years of experience in regulated financial services organizations
• CISSP, GIAC, CISM, CCSP, CISA, CRISC, AWS Security, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, or AWS Solutions Architect Certification

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).

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 references 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: $161,800 - $184,600 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Technical

Richmond, VA: $147,100 - $167,900 for Prin Assoc, 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. 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. 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, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23‑A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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