Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging

Capital One Financial

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McLean, VARichmond, VA
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56 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging

JOB TITLE: Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging The Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging joins the Cyber Security Logging team to enable comprehensive cyber monitoring by ensuring standard log events are generated across the enterprise. This role involves leading the enterprise security logging strategy, establishing technical best practices for event generation, delivery, and storage, and conducting gap analyses to prioritize logging needs. The individual will influence engineering teams to adhere to standard schemas and log transportation requirements across cloud, network, database, and endpoint infrastructures. Key technical requirements include expertise in AWS, GCP, and Azure cloud environments, as well as experience with Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems. The role focuses on solving the business problem of providing threat defenders with the necessary visibility for investigations and alerts through strategic logging oversight.

What you'll do

  • Lead and communicate the enterprise security logging strategy with engineering, architecture, and Cyber Operations teams.
  • Establish technical best practices and minimum requirements for logging across cloud, network, database, and endpoint infrastructure.
  • Conduct gap analyses of security logs and influence engineering teams to prioritize and close identified gaps.
  • Drive enterprise teams to adhere to standard schemas, design requirements, and log transportation deployments.
  • Review delivered security logging against standards and escalate non-compliance issues to executive leadership.
  • Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI and automation to enhance logging efficiency and monitoring.
  • Participate in the execution and oversight of critical team processes and playbooks.

What we're looking for

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
  • At least 3 years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology.
  • At least 2 years of experience in cybersecurity operations.
  • At least 2 years of experience working with Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems.
  • At least 1 year of experience with public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Experience with logging requirements or implementation across infrastructure, hosts, endpoints, or applications.
  • Deep technical expertise in multiple AWS cloud environments and comprehensive knowledge of cyber logging architectures.
  • Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience in enterprise data or logging strategy (preferred).
  • 1+ years of experience in regulated financial services organizations (preferred).
  • CISSP, GIAC, CISM, CCSP, CISA, CRISC, AWS Security, AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, or AWS Solutions Architect Certification (preferred).

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