Senior Security Engineer - IAM & Cloud Automation

Capital One; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Security Engineer to architect and deploy enterprise IAM frameworks, and to drive cloud security and automation across large-scale environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security by design and accelerate secure delivery.

The role emphasizes flexibility, problem solving, and clear communication with non-technical stakeholders while guiding modernization efforts in security tooling and process automation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology.
• 3+ years of experience working in a cloud-based environment.
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing automated security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy enterprise IAM frameworks with automation for high-availability identity solutions.
• Analyze data requirements and define problems; build models for validation and problem solving.
• Lead the design and delivery of platforms and automated controls across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Present complex data analysis concepts to non-technical audiences clearly.
• Develop automation for vulnerability management, detection, and compliance monitoring.
• Partner with software, cloud and infrastructure teams to embed security by design.
• Evaluate and integrate new security technologies for interoperability and scalability.
• Codify engineering standards, patterns, and reusable modules.
• Support security tools with investigations, analysis and break fixes.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Automation/DevSecOps

IAM

Programming (Java/Python/JS)

Terraform/CloudFormation

CI/CD security

Data analysis

Vulnerability management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

SailPoint IdentityIQ

SailPoint ISC

CI/CD tooling

Vulnerability scanning tools

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Security Engineer to architect and deploy enterprise IAM frameworks, and to drive cloud security and automation across large-scale environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security by design and accelerate secure delivery.

The role emphasizes flexibility, problem solving, and clear communication with non-technical stakeholders while guiding modernization efforts in security tooling and process automation.