Security Engineer 4

Capital One Financial

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Work type: On-site
Location: Riverwoods, IL
Salary: $179,400–$204,700 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $152,150–$211,200 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $192k versus about $182k for comparable roles.

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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

Capital One Financial currently has 1917 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1045 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Security Engineer 4

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The Security Engineer 4 joins a team focused on building automated controls, cloud security architecture, and DevSecOps solutions. In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of technology platforms across cloud and on-prem environments while architecting scalable solutions for IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection systems. You will develop advanced automation for vulnerability management, detection, and compliance monitoring, while serving as a technical advisor during complex incident response and forensics investigations. The position requires expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and CloudFormation, CI/CD integration, and programming languages including Java, Python, and JavaScript. You will partner with software and infrastructure teams to embed security by design into enterprise platforms, ensuring operational scalability and codifying engineering standards for securing large-scale enterprise systems.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $192000 from 115 postings across 44 companies.

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Skills

DevSecOps Infrastructure as Code CI/CD IAM Cloud Security Python Java JavaScript Terraform AWS CloudFormation Vulnerability Management Network Security Incident Response Forensics Serverless Computing

What you'll do

Lead the design and delivery of technology platforms and automated controls across cloud and on-prem environments.
Architect and implement scalable solutions for IAM, endpoint, network, and data protection systems.
Develop advanced automation for vulnerability management, detection, and compliance monitoring.
Serve as a technical advisor during complex incident response and forensics investigations.
Partner with software and infrastructure teams to embed security by design into enterprise platforms.
Evaluate and integrate new security technologies to ensure interoperability and operational scalability.
Influence and codify engineering standards, patterns, and reusable modules.
Provide ongoing support for security tools, including investigations, analysis, and break-fix tasks.

What we're looking for

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
At least 5 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology.
At least 3 years of experience working in a cloud-based environment.
At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing automated security solutions.
Bachelor’s Degree (preferred).
3+ years of experience building specialization and expertise in a focused discipline of cybersecurity (preferred).
4+ years of experience with CI/CD security integration, infrastructure as code, or serverless computing (preferred).
5+ years of experience with security tools such as IAM, endpoint, vulnerability management, or network security technologies (preferred).

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