Senior Security Engineer: Cloud, IAM & DevSecOps Lead

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking Security Engineers to build automated controls, cloud security architecture, and DevSecOps solutions across enterprise platforms. You’ll drive security by design, collaborate with software, cloud and infra teams, and influence engineering standards while solving complex problems.

The role involves on-prem and cloud environments, vulnerability management, incident response, and ongoing security tooling support, with a focus on scalable, automated security solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cybersecurity or IT
• Experience with SWG, proxy technologies, and remote access
• Experience designing automated security solutions
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of technology platforms and automated controls across cloud and on-prem environments
• Architect scalable solutions for IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection
• Develop automation for vulnerability management, detection, and compliance monitoring
• Serve as technical advisor during incident response and forensics investigations
• Partner with software, cloud and infrastructure teams to embed security by design

Skills

Security Engineering

Cloud Security

Automation

CI/CD Security

Incident Response

IAM

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Capital One is seeking Security Engineers to build automated controls, cloud security architecture, and DevSecOps solutions across enterprise platforms. You’ll drive security by design, collaborate with software, cloud and infra teams, and influence engineering standards while solving complex problems.

The role involves on-prem and cloud environments, vulnerability management, incident response, and ongoing security tooling support, with a focus on scalable, automated security solutions.