Manager, Detections and Security Operations

Washington, Washington DC
Capital One
Center 2 (19050), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Manager, Detections and Security Operations

This position represents a unique opportunity for those with hands-on cybersecurity technical and operational experience who have a desire to leverage and enhance that expertise in a risk management organization. This individual will have the ability to use technical skills and cyber subject matter expertise to provide effective oversight, credible challenge, and expert advice to help manage and control risk associated with cyber threat intelligence and insider threat. This position will play a key and influential role in assessing and challenging cybersecurity capabilities and operational effectiveness to drive action against areas of risk and concern.

As the Manager, Detections and Security Operations you will play a key role in the review, risk identification, risk assessment, reporting, and effective challenge of cybersecurity controls, operational capabilities, and associated processes. This individual will provide subject matter expertise and oversight and effective challenge of key cybersecurity domains such as Threat Intelligence and assessments, fraud intelligence, brand protection and insider threat.

Technology Risk Management (TRM) is a growing organization focused on providing expert advice, credible challenge, and effective oversight of information security and technology risk activities. The Associates that make up the TRM team are highly-skilled information security, cyber, technology, and risk management professionals who bring a wealth of experience to bear to deliver high-impact analysis and recommendations that are rooted in direct knowledge of security and technology.

As part of the second line of defense, this position will also collaborate closely with associates in first line Cyber, Technology, the Lines of Business, as well as other second line of defense risk management offices to perform and support evaluations of the effectiveness of the firm’s controls infrastructure and offer independent advice and recommendations regarding ways to further mature the firm’s cyber risk management capabilities.

Finally, as a member of a growing organization, you will have the opportunity to shape and further refine your portfolio commensurate with the priorities of the organization and the firm. The position affords opportunities for substantial growth. The demands and high-visibility nature of this position require an expert with a proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and who can begin contributing immediately.

Responsibilities:

• Play a lead role in identifying areas of cyber risk to provide oversight, analysis, effective challenge, and risk-informed recommendations for enhancement.
• Provide technical assessments of cybersecurity and controls design and effectiveness.
• Draft assessments for senior management and other stakeholders, to include regulatory agencies and the Board of Directors, as needed.
• Review and provide effective challenge to first line data protection processes
• Stay current on emerging cyber threats and potential implications to the firm.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and leaders across multiple organizations to achieve objectives.
• Coordinate program-related activities and deliverables to ensure effective collaboration within the team and across stakeholder groups.

Basic Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree or military experience
• At least 2 years of hands-on cybersecurity operations experience with enterprise-grade tools and processes
• At least 2 years of experience working with cybersecurity technologies related to threat intelligence, investigations and forensics, threat management, and event monitoring
• At least 1 year of experience with public cloud infrastructure and security principles
• At least 4 years of experience managing, consulting, auditing, or working in the fields of information security, technology, or risk management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with analysis of emerging threats and reports that describe the implications of threat(s) and opportunities to executives or senior decision-makers.
• Ability to communicate clearly and to interact effectively at all levels of the organization, and to influence as warranted and appropriate.
• Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework controls, NIST 800-53, ISO 27000-1, etc.
• At least 1 or more professional security management certifications, such as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. This role requires the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in clear, concise, actionable manner through both written products and verbal communications.
• Passion and expertise in cybersecurity, with an ability to be confident, respectful, and articulate when registering dissenting or unpopular opinions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining superior results.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, individually, and to lead work among a team.
• Execution oriented and a self-motivator.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

No agencies please. Capital One is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. 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 4; 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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