Security Engineer IV - Cloud Security & Automation

Capital One; Illinois; Remote; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Riverwoods, IL seeks a Security Engineer to lead design and delivery of cloud and on‑prem security platforms, architect scalable IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection solutions, and develop automation for vulnerability management and compliance monitoring.

The role includes acting as a technical advisor during incident response, partnering with software and infrastructure teams to embed security by design, and advancing CI/CD security and IaC tooling across enterprise

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 4+ years in cybersecurity or IT with security focus.
• Experience with SWG/proxy/remote access and automated security solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; cloud/security certifications valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of security platforms and automated controls.
• Architect scalable IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection systems.
• Advance automation for vulnerability management and compliance monitoring.
• Serve as technical advisor for incident response and forensics.
• Embed security by design across software, cloud, and infrastructure teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Automation experience

CI/CD security

Cloud security

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Capital One in Riverwoods, IL seeks a Security Engineer to lead design and delivery of cloud and on‑prem security platforms, architect scalable IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection solutions, and develop automation for vulnerability management and compliance monitoring.

The role includes acting as a technical advisor during incident response, partnering with software and infrastructure teams to embed security by design, and advancing CI/CD security and IaC tooling across enterprise