Lead Offensive Security Operator, Purple Team

Center 3 (19075), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaLead Offensive Security Operator, 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 sophisticated covert adversary simulation activities against Capital One to enable identification and mitigation of identified vulnerabilities

Research, develop, and apply offensive tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) in order to effectively mimic the capabilities of relevant threat actors

Provide subject matter expertise for cyber defenders, remediation teams and enterprise technology teams

Build and maintain technical infrastructure to support Purple team activity

Research, develop and document TTPs and share related knowledge with other members of the team

Automate repetitive pre and post-exploitation activities as applicable

Basic Qualifications :

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification

At least 6 years of information security experience

At least 4 years of experience performing covert red team operations

At least 4 years of experience in malware development and EDR evasion

Preferred Qualifications :

2+ years of experience in security testing of cloud environments

4+ years of experience in offensive security tool development

4+ years of experience with scripting and compiled languages

One or more of the following certifications (OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, CRTO, GCFA, GCIH)

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new 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.

New York City (Hybrid On-Site) : $201,400 - $229,900 for Manager, Cyber TechnicalSan Francisco, California (Hybrid On-Site) : $213,400 - $243,500 for Manager, Cyber Technical