Director, 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, youll 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 Security Engineers who are 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. 

In this critical leadership role, you will be responsible for leading a team of architecture staff software engineering, guiding the design and execution of our most critical technical strategies. By driving robust architectural frameworks, you will take charge of leading security solutions for the enterprise, ensuring our infrastructure remains innovative, scalable, and deeply secure from the ground up.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead multiple teams of security engineers responsible for building and scaling enterprise security platforms and tooling
• Establish the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for security automation, detection and infrastructure resilience
• Partner with product and engineering executives to ensure secure design principles are embedded across technology lifecycles
• Oversee execution of programs that strengthen IAM, data protection and cloud posture management capabilities
• Translate strategic security objectives into actionable engineering priorities and measurable outcomes
• Champion a culture of security innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across engineering domains
• Develop future security leaders through mentorship, structured growth plans and exposure to strategic decision making
• Serve as the technical authority for emerging threats, translating risk intelligence into architectural blueprints and proactive mitigations
• Stay connected to the broader security engineering community outside Capital One, sharing and contributing where appropriate to stay aware of the industry

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
• At least 9 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
• At least 5 years of experience designing or implementing enterprise-scale security architecture in cloud environments 
• At least 5 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5+ years of experience building specialization and expertise in a focused discipline of cybersecurity
• 7+ years of experience with CI/CD security integration, infrastructure as code, or serverless computing
• 8+ years of experience with security tools such as IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management or network security technologies
• 10+ years of experience in cloud or infrastructure security engineering
• 10+ years of experience leading security engineering or platform teams in large-scale environments
• Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy aligned to organization risk appetite
• Proven expertise in enterprise-scale architecture, automation, and secure systems design
• Experience advising executive stakeholders and influencing technology roadmaps
• Recognized thought leader or contributor to security engineering communities
• 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).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Security Engineer

Plano, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Security Engineer

Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Security Engineer