Senior AI Security Lead & Cloud Risk Advisor

Socket.dev; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Information Security Consultant (AI) to guide security strategy across cloud, data, and application layers in a fast-moving environment. You will lead architecture reviews, provide risk-based advisory services, and collaborate with product, engineering, and risk teams to reduce risk while enabling innovation.

You will mentor security professionals, influence left-shift of security in development, and deliver regular executive updates on risk posture and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 6+ years in cybersecurity or IT.
• 5+ years guiding cybersecurity concepts.
• 5+ years in security risk assessments and architecture reviews.
• 5+ years with cloud infrastructure and related design.
• 1+ year implementing AI in cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Act as a security point of contact for a business function.
• Coordinate proactive security consulting across infra, data, and network.
• Serve as an expert on Capital One security capabilities and standards.
• Review architecture, propose risk mitigations, drive risk management.
• Partner with engineers and product managers to break down complexity.
• Influence teams to shift security left in development.
• Escalate and manage cyber risk.
• Provide ad hoc security topic support for the business.
• Update executive leadership on security health and risk.

Skills

Information Security

Cloud Security

Security Architecture

Risk Management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CISSP certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Tools

Splunk-Fu

Enterprise Monitoring

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Senior Lead Information Security Consultant (AI) to guide security strategy across cloud, data, and application layers in a fast-moving environment. You will lead architecture reviews, provide risk-based advisory services, and collaborate with product, engineering, and risk teams to reduce risk while enabling innovation.

You will mentor security professionals, influence left-shift of security in development, and deliver regular executive updates on risk posture and