Senior Security Engineer: Cloud IAM & Automation Lead

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks Security Engineers to build automated controls, cloud security architectures, and DevSecOps solutions across enterprise platforms. You will architect IAM frameworks, lead automated vulnerability detection, and partner with software and infrastructure teams to embed security by design.

Required: 5+ years in cybersecurity/IT, 3+ years in cloud environments, 2+ years building automated security solutions, plus certifications or a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity or IT.
• 3+ years in cloud environments.
• 2+ years building automated security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect, engineer, and deploy IAM frameworks with automation.
• Lead design and delivery of security platforms across cloud/on-prem.
• Develop automation for vulnerability management and compliance.
• Embed security by design with software, cloud, and infra teams.
• Evaluate new security tech and ensure scalable interoperability.
• Support security tooling and incident investigations.

Skills

Cloud security

Automated security

IAM security

DevSecOps

Security architecture

Vulnerability management

Security tooling

Compliance monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Capital One seeks Security Engineers to build automated controls, cloud security architectures, and DevSecOps solutions across enterprise platforms. You will architect IAM frameworks, lead automated vulnerability detection, and partner with software and infrastructure teams to embed security by design.

Required: 5+ years in cybersecurity/IT, 3+ years in cloud environments, 2+ years building automated security solutions, plus certifications or a Bachelor's degree.