Senior Cloud Security Engineer — DevSecOps & IAM

Capital One; Riverwoods (IL); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Security Engineer 4 to design and deliver automated controls across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will help architect IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection, and you will develop automation for vulnerability management and compliance monitoring.

The role emphasizes security by design, incident response, and collaboration with software, cloud, and infra teams to secure enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• Professional certifications (CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, CIDPRO, GIAC Cloud Security) are a plus.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity or IT with 3+ years in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of platforms and automated controls across cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Architect and implement IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection systems.
• Develop automation for vulnerability management, detection, and compliance monitoring.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Automation

Incident response

Forensics

Security by design

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certifications: CISSP AWS Security CIDPRO GIAC Cloud Security

Tools

Palo Alto NGFW

Panorama

Terraform

CloudFormation

IAM

Vulnerability management tools

CI/CD integration

Network security

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Security Engineer 4 to design and deliver automated controls across cloud and on‑prem environments. You will help architect IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection, and you will develop automation for vulnerability management and compliance monitoring.

The role emphasizes security by design, incident response, and collaboration with software, cloud, and infra teams to secure enterprise platforms.