Manager, Offensive Security: Purple Team

Capital One Financial

Actively hiring
Mclean, Va, US Posted 57 days ago $197,300–$225,100 / year
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TL;DR

Join Capital One’s Offensive Security Purple Team as a Manager to lead the Defense Improvement Analysis by identifying control gaps and documenting their lifecycle from discovery to resolution. You will collaborate with offensive and defensive teams to enhance cyber defense strategies through advanced log event analysis using big data tools, automating repetitive tasks for scalable threat detection, and developing durable defense strategies for technical and executive audiences. This role involves building and maintaining the technical infrastructure necessary for Purple Team activities in a dynamic environment that focuses on protecting Capital One’s systems against evolving cyber threats. Preferred skills include experience with offensive security operations, Databricks or Spark for analytics, scripting languages, and relevant certifications like OSCP or OSCE.

Skills

Python SQL EDR Databricks Spark Kubernetes Terraform AWS Azure GCP CI/CD Git Linux Windows PostgreSQL MongoDB ELK_stack Splunk PowerShell Bash

What you'll do

  • Lead the deconstruction of adversary simulation activities to identify control gaps and document their lifecycle.
  • Conduct advanced analysis using big data tools to recommend and engineer threat detection solutions.
  • Serve as a technical liaison between offensive and defensive teams, translating complex threats into actionable defense strategies.
  • Research emerging threats and automate post-exploitation analysis tasks to enhance team capabilities.
  • Build and maintain the technical infrastructure needed for Purple Team activities.

What we're looking for

  • At least 4 years of information security experience.
  • Experience in Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering in cloud or hybrid environments.
  • Analyzed EDR telemetry and bypass techniques for at least 2 years.
  • Performed offensive security operations and log analysis for multiple years.
  • Proficient with scripting languages and big data tools like Databricks, Spark.
  • Hold one or more relevant certifications: OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, etc.

Market check

Salary context

This $197,300–$225,100 range sits above 71% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$139,100–$220,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$152,215–$216,281

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 489 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 483 roles with salary data.

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