Lead Cyber Cryptographic Engineer

As a Cyber Cryptographic Engineer at Capital One you will play a critical role in securing our cloud platforms and applications. You will specialize in cryptographic solutions key management and enterprise security platforms for critical data security services. As part of our Cyber team you will engineer and develop solutions supporting web and mobile applications machine learning and big data with a strong emphasis on cryptographic integrity and security.

You will engineer solutions to make it easy to operate large-scale infrastructure in our public cloud environment securely. These solutions will facilitate the deployment of software-defined networking advanced security controls and cryptographic capabilities that make our cloud usage both flexible and highly secure. As part of a centralized engineering team focused on serverless architecture you will accelerate the development of hundreds of teams across Capital One ensuring their solutions meet the highest cryptographic standards.

About you:

• A master engineer with a deep understanding of cryptographic principles and solutions.

• Automate security and cryptographic processes by default.

• Strive for simplicity and robustness in cryptographic solutions.

• Enjoy performing multiple technical functions especially those related to security and cryptography.

• An expert learner who understands the bigger picture for the business and the importance of cryptographic security.
  

You will:

• Build best-in-class Cloud Security and Cryptographic products.

• Build and run enterprise security platforms for critical data security services with a focus on certificate and key lifecycle management including advanced cryptographic techniques.

• Build automated solutions via AWS Lambda and serverless architecture incorporating strong cryptographic implementations.

• Proactively identify architectural weaknesses particularly cryptographic vulnerabilities and provide appropriate solutions.

• Evangelize a security-centered and cryptography-first approach to drive adoption across a large enterprise.

• Innovate techniques for visualizing large amounts of complex real-time security data including cryptographic events in a simple elegant manner for users.

• Participate in or lead complex or high-severity troubleshooting and incident problem resolutions involving cryptographic issues with other infrastructure teams or vendors.

• Translate business needs into workable cryptographically secure technology solutions that meet the needs of internal customers.

• Act as a project lead or participate as a team member on projects involving certificates keys and advanced cryptographic security measures.

• Participate in capacity planning performance monitoring and maintenance to ensure high availability and proactively identify opportunities for service improvement especially in cryptographic systems.

• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and their application to secure cryptographic deployments.

• Participate in an off-hours on-call support rotation focusing on cryptographic and security incidents.

• Effectively communicate technical issues/challenges including complex cryptographic concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma GED or equivalent certification

• At least 4 years of experience with AWS Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud Platform

• At least 4 years of experience in security and cryptographic engineering

• At least 4 years of experience in Agile team roles supporting security and cryptographic projects

• At least 4 years of experience with PKI Key Management and certificate lifecycle processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or Engineering with a focus on Cryptography or Security.

• 5 years of experience leading technical teams or projects with a cryptographic focus

• 5 years of experience utilizing Python to develop cryptographic tools and applications

• 6 years of experience managing enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and cryptographic protocols

• 5 years of experience with AWS Lambda or serverless automation platforms

• 5 years of experience with AWS security monitoring and logging services including CloudWatch GuardDuty Macie Config and CloudTrail

• 5 years of experience implementing scalable cloud applications and platform services utilizing cryptographic controls

• 5 years of experience using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to codify security and cryptographic infrastructure configurations

• 5 years of network or operating system administrative experience focused on security hardening

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 E-2 E-3 L-1 and O-1 or any EADs or 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.

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 candidates offer letter.

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.

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