Senior Cyber Cryptographic Engineer

Capital One

Cyber Cryptographic Engineer at Capital One specializing in cryptographic solutions for securing cloud platforms. Focus on key management and enterprise security platforms with a strong emphasis on cryptographic integrity.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRiverwoods • California, Illinois, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $147,100 - $201,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
At least 3 years of experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
At least 3 years of experience in security and cryptographic engineering
At least 3 years of experience in Agile team roles supporting security and cryptographic projects
At least 3 years of experience with PKI, Key Management, and certificate lifecycle processes
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering with a focus on Cryptography or Security (preferred)
4+ years of experience leading technical teams or projects with a cryptographic focus (preferred)
4+ years of experience utilizing Python to develop cryptographic tools and applications (preferred)
5+ years of experience managing enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and cryptographic protocols (preferred)
4+ years of experience with AWS Lambda or serverless automation platforms (preferred)
4+ years of experience with AWS security, monitoring, and logging services including CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Macie, Config, and CloudTrail (preferred)
4+ years of experience implementing scalable cloud applications and platform services utilizing cryptographic controls (preferred)
4+ years of experience using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to codify security and cryptographic infrastructure configurations (preferred)
4+ years of network or operating system administrative experience focused on security hardening (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

cryptographic engineeringAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud PlatformPKIKey Managementcertificate lifecycle processesPythonTerraformAWS CloudFormation

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipproblem resolutionteam collaborationcapacity planningperformance monitoringservice improvementtechnical evangelism

Certifications

High School DiplomaGEDBachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Information SystemsBachelor's degree in Engineering