Manager, Cyber Threat Researcher, Cyber Intelligence

Capital One

Manager, Cyber Threat Researcher at Capital One leveraging cyber threat intelligence to mitigate cyber adversaries. Engaging with internal teams to contextualize and inform on emerging threats.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $179,400 - $245,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformPerlPHPPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create mechanisms to "connect the dots" between different spaces in order to combine signals in data that automatically highlight cyber threats across fraud and advanced enterprise threat activities
Maintain industry-wide expertise of the current cyber threat landscape and attack vectors
Synthesize disparate sets of data from sources such as malware, cyber attack patterns, closed and open-source intelligence to inform instrumentation, detections, and threat narratives such as storyboards
Build productive relationships with internal teams to contextualize, influence and inform Capital One’s business units on emerging threats
Communicate investigative outcomes with technical architecture context and conclusions to a variety of audiences, including company senior leadership and business partners

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
At least 4 years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology
At least 4 years of experience performing incident response, threat hunting, threat intelligence, forensics, or offensive security
At least 3 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, Perl, PHP, PowerShell)
Bachelor's Degree preferred
6 + years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology preferred
6 + years of experience performing incident response, threat hunting, threat intelligence, forensics, or offensive security preferred
3+ years of experience with public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) preferred
3+ years of experience in a highly regulated industry (financial sector, financial technology, healthcare, or intelligence community) preferred
1+ year of experience working with Generative and Agentic AI tools preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecurityincident responsethreat huntingthreat intelligenceforensicsoffensive securityprogrammingscriptingdata synthesiscyber attack patterns

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship buildinginfluencingcontextualizinginvestigative skills

Certifications

High School DiplomaGEDequivalent certification