Center 3 (19075), United States of America, McLean, VirginiaPrincipal Associate, Cyber Threat Researcher, Cyber Intelligence
The mission of Capital One’s Cyber Intelligence is to leverage cyber threat intelligence for good. The team’s mission is to counter, disrupt, and mitigate cyber adversaries targeting Capital One customers, associates, infrastructure, and brand. We are looking for a Cyber Threat Researcher who is able to apply systems thinking and engineering techniques to accurately emulate, detect, and predict cyber threats and adversary intentions.
You have a growth mindset when it comes to maintaining expertise and knowledge in threat adversary trends and technologies. We are looking for a forward thinking trusted advisor, with passion for solving problems at Capital One scale and the desire to collaborate across functional teams.
Responsibilities:
Creating mechanisms to combine multiple detection signals, which can automatically highlight cyber threats across fraud and advance threat space
Maintaining expertise of the current cyber threat landscape and attack vectors
Synthesize disparate sets of data from sources such as malware, cyber attack patterns, and closed and open-source intelligence to inform instrumentation and detections
Building productive relationships with internal teams to contextualize and inform across Capital One’s business
Communicating investigative outcomes and conclusions to a variety of audiences
Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
At least 3 years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology performing incident response, threat hunting, threat intelligence, forensics, or offensive security
At least 2 years of experience in conducting investigations into cyber-enabled fraud, cybercrime, or advanced persistent threats
At least 2 years of experience in programming or scripting (Python, SQL, PHP, PowerShell)
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree
2+ years of experience with cyber threat intelligence frameworks (the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK, Defense, Engage)
2+ years of experience working with data analytics tools, such as Databricks, or Python data analysis libraries
2+ years of experience with public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
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.
San Francisco and San Jose, California (Hybrid On-Site): $174,900 - $199,700 for Prin Assoc, 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 committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable 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 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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