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How much do cybersecurity distinguished engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for cybersecurity distinguished engineer in the United States is $122,890.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $102,000.00 and $142,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How does a Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer typically collaborate with other technical teams within an organization?

A Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer often works closely with various technical teams such as software development, network engineering, and IT operations to ensure security is integrated throughout all systems and processes. They provide expert guidance on secure architecture, review code and infrastructure for vulnerabilities, and help develop organization-wide security policies. Regular cross-team meetings, technical workshops, and mentorship sessions are common, enabling a collaborative approach to tackling complex security challenges. This role is deeply involved in both high-level strategic planning and hands-on problem-solving alongside other technical leaders.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer, you need deep expertise in security architecture, risk assessment, cryptography, and advanced threat detection, usually backed by a degree in computer science or related field and extensive experience in cybersecurity. Mastery of tools such as SIEM platforms, penetration testing frameworks, cloud security solutions, and certifications like CISSP or CISM are typically required. Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills distinguish top performers in this role. These abilities are crucial for designing resilient security infrastructures, guiding technical teams, and effectively mitigating evolving cyber threats across organizations.

What is a Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer?

A Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer is a senior technical expert who leads the design and implementation of advanced security solutions within an organization. They are recognized for their deep expertise in cybersecurity, often influencing security strategy, best practices, and architecture at the enterprise level. This role typically involves mentoring other engineers, evaluating emerging threats, and collaborating across departments to ensure robust protection of digital assets. Distinguished Engineers often contribute to industry standards and may represent their organization in external cybersecurity forums.
Infographic showing various Cybersecurity Distinguished Engineer job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 81% Full Time, 11% Part Time, 4% Temporary, and 4% Nights. Highlights an 95% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $122,890 per year, or $59.1 per hour.
Distinguished Engineer - Cybersecurity (Session Management)

Distinguished Engineer - Cybersecurity (Session Management)

Capital One

Richmond, VA • On-site

Full-time

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Job description

Distinguished Engineer - Cybersecurity (Session Management)

As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud.

You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions.

At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community.

Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization.


In this role, you will work with Cyber's Privileged Access Management team, responsible for enabling our business by defining comprehensive strategies, tooling and solutions that help secure all identities (human and non-human) with elevated access rights to critical systems and sensitive data.

You will be responsible for defining the target state architecture and tooling for managing the non-human identities. You will provide technical expertise and leadership in architecting solutions that ensure secure, compliant and automated lifecycle management of identities for applications, services, devices and AI agents. You will be a thought leader in this space to ensure that we are building a world class platform that is scalable, resilient, supports multi-cloud and multi-tenant use cases.

You will work closely with other Distinguished Engineers and engineering teams across the organization. Additionally you will provide mentorship and strategic guidance to our engineers, product and leadership groups. If you are ready to provide thought leadership and build engineering excellence across Capital One's engineering teams, come join us in our mission to change banking for good.

Key responsibilities:

  • Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain

  • Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions

  • Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation

  • Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operability

  • Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community

  • Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact

  • Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree

  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture

  • At least 5 years of experience with public or private cloud technologies

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering and solution architecture

  • 10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go etc.

  • 5+ years of experience in designing and building a workflow identity management platform

  • 10+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support

  • 5+ years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Google Cloud)

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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 Distinguished Engineer


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


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


San Jose, CA: $293,600 - $335,100 for Distinguished 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. Learn more at theCapital 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.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).


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