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Manager, Offensive Security: Purple Team

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 want you to be curious and ask "what if?" Capital One started as an information strategy company that specialized in credit cards, and we have become one of the most impactful and disruptive players in the industry.

Capital One's Offensive Security Purple Team reduces cyber risk by uncovering vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the enterprise cyber environment by conducting covert/overt adversary simulation and emulation. This position works closely with offensive and defensive partner teams to plan, coordinate, execute and report on detection gaps and control weaknesses to improve cyber defense across the enterprise.

The successful candidate for this position will be part of an exciting and dynamic environment to build and deliver industry leading ethical hacking capabilities to continuously protect and defend Capital One's brand, systems and data. Offensive Security is part of the Cyber Operations and Intelligence program and assists with identifying opportunities to enhance Capital One's information security posture against a broad range of cyber threats, and develop strategies to most effectively address the threats.

Responsibilities:

• Lead "Defense Improvement Analysis" (DIA): Deconstruct adversary simulation activities to identify control gaps and document the full lifecycle, from initial discovery to final technical resolution.

• Engineering & Analytics: Perform advanced analysis of log events using big data tools to identify, recommend, and engineer specific solutions for threat detection and response.

• Strategic Collaboration: Serve as the technical bridge between offensive and defensive stakeholders, translating complex adversary TTPs into durable defense strategies and actionable recommendations for both technical and executive audiences.

• Operational Research: Continuously research emerging threat behaviors and automate repetitive post-exploitation analysis tasks to scale the team's ability to identify and address novel TTPs.

• Infrastructure & Tooling: Build and maintain the technical infrastructure and lab environments required to support and evolve Purple Team activities.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.

• At least 4 years of information security experience.

• At least 3 years of experience in Threat Hunting or Detection Engineering within a cloud or hybrid environment.

• At least 2 years of experience analyzing EDR telemetry and bypass techniques.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience performing offensive security operations

• 2+ years experience with Databricks, Spark, or similar for security analytics.

• 4+ years of experience in log analysis, threat detection engineering, threat hunt, incident response, forensics

• 4+ years of experience with scripting and compiled languages

• One or more of the following certifications: OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, CRTO, GCFA, GCIH, OSTH, GDAT

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).

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: $197,300 - $225,100 for Manager, Cyber Technical

Plano, TX: $179,400 - $204,700 for Manager, Cyber Technical

Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 for Manager, Cyber Technical

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.

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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).