Director,Security Engineer Job McLean area,Virginia USA,IT/Tech

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, 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 Security Engineers who are passionate about building automated controls, cloud security architecture, and Dev Sec Ops 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 life cycles
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…