Director, Information Security Officer

Capital One

Director of Information Security Officer at Capital One leading strategic security projects across technology and risk management. Delivering cybersecurity integrations while managing various risk initiatives.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeMcLean • Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $244,700 - $307,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Be responsible for delivery of end to end security for strategic projects, including but not limited to mergers and acquisitions
Deliver divisional cyber strategy integration and execution, identification and management of risk for top business initiatives and technology platforms, threat and vulnerability management, incident management, supply chain cyber risk management, cyber risk oversight and reporting
Educate and influence executive leadership and associates to effectively leverage security capabilities and solutions to mitigate risks and emerging threats
Provide security expertise on prioritizing and managing information security risks and initiatives
Escalate and manage cyber security risk
Provide regular updates to executive leadership with your line of business on the overall information security health and risk environment
Work with business leadership to anticipate their objectives and needs to better serve them
Play a key leadership role within Cyber’s community of leaders, drives innovation activity as an outcome; partner extensively with other Cyber and Technology organizations to derive solutions enabling industry leading products
Build relationships and influence with risk management functions across lines of defense
Staying current on the changing regulatory environment and understanding the impacts to the organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree
At least 7 years of experience in Information Security
At least 5 years of experience in people management
At least 5 years of experience with cyber policies, standards, and procedures
At least 5 years of experience in securing public cloud environments and services (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Masters degree or PhD in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering preferred
10+ years experience in technology and cybersecurity risk preferred
7+ years experience in leading applications security, vulnerability management and incident response preferred
7+ years experience performing security risk assessments preferred
5+ years experience in security automation and integrating security into software development pipelines preferred
5+ years experience working with industry frameworks and compliance requirements (NIST CSF, FFIEC CAT, CIS RAM, FAIR, PCI DSS) preferred
2+ years experience with information technology audit or compliance management preferred
2+ years in payment security including securing digital payments and payment cryptography preferred
2+ years experience utilizing agile methodologies within DevOps environments preferred
Industry-recognized professional certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) preferred
4+ years experience in a regulated environment preferred
2+ years experience in financial services industry preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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Hard Skills & Tools

information securitycybersecurity risk managementvulnerability managementincident responsesecurity risk assessmentssecurity automationcloud securityDevOpsagile methodologiespayment security

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencerelationship buildingcommunicationrisk managementstrategic thinkingeducationcollaborationinnovationanticipation of needs

Certifications

CISSPCCSPAWS Certified Solutions ArchitectCISM