Sr. Manager, Security Engineer

Capital One National Association; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Richmond, VA seeks a Sr. Manager, Security Engineer to lead security architecture and DevSecOps initiatives across enterprise platforms.

You will drive encryption strategy, data protection, and cryptographic policy engineering, partnering with engineering teams to embed security by design. You'll architect scalable solutions, develop automation for continuous detection and remediation, and mentor senior engineers while influencing roadmaps and standards.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience with teams (≥3 years) in security.
• 7+ years in cybersecurity or IT.
• 3+ years leading security initiatives.
• Experience with encryption, key management and cryptographic policy.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy for encryption and data protection.
• Architect scalable data protection and key management solutions.
• Lead security reference architectures and reusable control patterns.
• Design automation frameworks for continuous detection and remediation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security into platforms.

Skills

Security leadership

Cloud security

CI/CD security

Infrastructure as Code

Cryptography

Programming languages (Java/Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

KMS/HSM

Job description

Sr. Manager, Security Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking a Security Leader who is passionate about building automated controls, cloud security architecture, and DevSecOps solutions to join our team. As a Security Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving major technical transformations and securing enterprise platforms across Capital One.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as a trusted advisor driving the technical strategy for encryption, data protection, and cryptographic policy engineering
• Architect scalable data protection solutions spanning multiple cryptographic disciplines, key management, and tokenization platforms
• Define and lead implementation of security reference architectures and reusable control patterns across multiple business domains
• Design advanced automation frameworks for continuous detection, compliance and remediation
• Partner with platform, data and product engineering teams to embed security into core company platforms and capabilities
• Drive resolution of systemic vulnerabilities across environments
• Influence engineering standards and roadmaps through thought leadership and cross-domain collaboration
• Mentor senior engineers and elevate technical excellence across the broader security organization
• Partner with software, cloud and infrastructure teams to embed security by design into enterprise platforms
• Serve as the technical authority for emerging threats, translating risk intelligence into architectural blueprints and proactive mitigations

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
• At least 7 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
• At least 3 years of people leadership experience
• At least 3 years of experience delivering enterprise-scale security or infrastructure initiatives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 4+ years of experience building specialization and expertise in a focused discipline of cybersecurity
• 6+ years of experience with CI/CD security integration, infrastructure as code, or serverless computing
• 7+ years of experience with data protection technologies such as KMS, HSMs, tokenization engines, and cryptographic policy management
• 8+ years of experience in cloud or infrastructure security engineering
• Experience leading enterprise-scale architecture or automation initiatives
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD integration
• One or more professional certifications: CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, CIDPRO or GIAC Cloud Security
• Experience in application security and software development in one or more programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

Richmond, VA: $209,000 - $238,500 for Sr. Manager, Security Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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