Principal Associate, Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC)

Dev; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Inclusive work culture

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Principal Associate for its Cyber Security Operations Center. In this role, you will support cybersecurity threat detection and incident response operations, focusing on identifying threats and developing processes for automation. Candidates should have a strong background in Cyber Security, with at least 4 years of experience in investigations, SIEM, and network traffic analysis. This position offers an opportunity to lead and mentor other team members while actively defending the company's infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience conducting Cyber Security investigations.
• 4+ years of experience with a SIEM and system logs.
• 4+ years of experience analyzing network traffic.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day cybersecurity threat detection and incident response.
• Identify processes for automation to improve efficiencies.
• Develop expertise in the threat landscape and communicate it to executives.

Skills

Cyber Security investigation

SIEM experience

Network traffic analysis

PCAP analysis

Cloud infrastructure monitoring

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Cyber Security

Tools

SIEM tools

Security Orchestration tools

Job description

Principal Associate, Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC)

Full-time

Jobs for Humanity is partnering with Capital One to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. Therefore, we prioritize individuals coming from the following communities: Refugee, Neurodivergent, Single Parent, Blind or Low Vision, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Military Veterans, the Elderly, the LGBTQ, and Justice Impacted individuals. This position is open to candidates who reside in and have the legal right to work in the country where the job is located.

Company Name: Capital One

Locations: VA - McLean, United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Capital One is looking for talented Cyber Security Analysts with traditional network security and cloud infrastructure monitoring experience to join our Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) in McLean, VA. The Principal Associate level CSOC Analyst position will require a deep knowledge of network protocols and infrastructure, log investigation techniques, knowledge/understanding of cloud infrastructures, and incident handling experience. Not only will you need to know about the threats to networks, applications, cloud infrastructure, and theory regarding network protocols, but also the ability to proactively identify signs of misuse and abuse using various log sources.

It is your responsibility to find the threat actors attempting to attack the Capital One infrastructure, and identify and stop any malicious actors who make it past our defenses. In addition to the technical skills, you will need to be a leader, someone who enjoys training and mentoring teammates, and a person who can encourage and elevate the team.

What You’ll Do:

• Support day-to-day cybersecurity threat detection and incident response operations through indicator pivoting, campaign analysis, and tactical intelligence
• Identify and enhance processes where automation has the potential to improve efficiencies, provide actionable data, and facilitate collaboration across CSOC
• Leverage Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) or Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to identify threat patterns, enrich investigations, and build automation-supported workflows
• Deconstruct multi-source reporting into actionable intelligence including Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) data objects, campaign analysis, and threat patterns.
• Regularly analyze malware reports to track adversary behaviors and support the construction of a TTP repository
• Develop expertise on the Capital One threat landscape using internal data, threat trends, and operational metrics to clearly communicate the Capital One threat landscape to senior executives, to include the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Officer.
• Proactively build and maintain relationships with partner teams, including but not limited to Cyber Intelligence, Red Team, Insider Threat, and Hunt teams.
• Conduct time-sensitive analysis during cyber investigations, including active threat hunting, malware analysis, and campaign enrichment
• Routinely identify gaps in detection and collaborate with teams across the Cyber organization to mitigate risk, including blocking of malicious indicators, tuning vendor signatures, and instrumenting custom detection rules
• Support the tactical intelligence-to-detection pipeline, to include malware reverse engineering, TTP analysis, and association mapping in a TIP (threat intelligence platform) for future pivoting
• Attend conferences and briefings to stay current on threats against both COF and the Financial Services sector
• Mentor other CSOC analysts in project execution and tactical upskilling; conduct brown bag lunches to teach specialized skill sets

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
• At least 4 years of experience conducting Cyber Security investigation and documentation
• At least 4 years of experience working with a SIEM
• At least 4 years of experience with system, cloud, application and network logs
• At least 4 years of experience analyzing and identifying network traffic
• At least 4 years of experience with PCAP analysis
• At least 4 years of experience analyzing endpoints

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security or Computer Science
• 5+ years of experience conducting Cyber Security investigations into network and application activity
• 5+ years of experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• 5+ years of experience working with SIEMs and evaluating SIEM alerts
• 5+ years of experience administering or investigating Mac OS, Linux OS
• 5+ years of experience leveraging core security, cloud, and infrastructure technologies during investigations
• One or more of the following certifications (CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SANS GIAC 503 or 504, AWS Security)

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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.

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