Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLean, VARichmond, VA
Salary: $161,800–$184,600 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Principal Associate, Cyber Security Logging

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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 for threat defender visibility. This role involves setting security logging strategy and requirements while influencing engineering teams to deliver consistent standards across cloud, network, databases, host, and endpoint environments. The individual will perform gap analyses, manage technical requirements, and oversee compliance of standard schemas and log transportation. Key responsibilities include identifying opportunities for AI and automation to enhance monitoring capabilities. Required expertise includes multi-cloud environments including AWS, GCP, and Azure, along with experience in Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems. The role addresses the critical business problem of providing threat defenders with necessary visibility through robust logging architecture across diverse infrastructure components and applications.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP Linux Unix Windows Cybersecurity Security Logging Data Architecture AI Automation Network Security Application Security Cloud Security Information Technology

What you'll do

Lead and communicate the enterprise security logging strategy with engineering, architecture, and cyber operations teams.
Establish technical best practices for event generation, delivery, and storage across cloud, network, and host infrastructure.
Conduct gap analyses of security logs to identify and prioritize missing data for threat detection.
Influence engineering teams to implement standard schemas and comply with logging requirements.
Review and assess delivered security logs against established standards and technical requirements.
Track compliance and escalate non-compliance of logging standards to executive leadership.
Identify and implement AI and automation opportunities to improve logging efficiency and monitoring capabilities.

What we're looking for

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
At least 3 years of experience 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 enterprise data or logging strategy including schema definition and log production.
Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
Work authorization that require immigration support from an employer.

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