Lead Cyber Cryptographic Engineer

About the role

A possible career journey at Capital One:

• Coordinator
• Senior Coordinator
• Principal Coordinator
• Associate
• Senior Associate
• Principal Associate
• Manager
• Senior Manager
• Director
• Senior Director
• VP

Responsibilities

You will:

• Build best-in-class Cloud Security and Cryptographic products.
• Build and run enterprise security platforms for critical data security services, with a focus on certificate and key lifecycle management, including advanced cryptographic techniques.
• Build automated solutions via AWS Lambda and serverless architecture, incorporating strong cryptographic implementations.
• Proactively identify architectural weaknesses, particularly cryptographic vulnerabilities, and provide appropriate solutions.
• Evangelize a security-centered and cryptography-first approach to drive adoption across a large enterprise.
• Innovate techniques for visualizing large amounts of complex, real-time security data, including cryptographic events, in a simple, elegant manner for users.
• Participate in or lead complex or high-severity troubleshooting and incident problem resolutions involving cryptographic issues with other infrastructure teams or vendors.
• Translate business needs into workable, cryptographically secure technology solutions that meet the needs of internal customers.
• Act as a project lead or participate as a team member on projects involving certificates, keys, and advanced cryptographic security measures.
• Participate in capacity planning, performance monitoring, and maintenance to ensure high availability and proactively identify opportunities for service improvement, especially in cryptographic systems.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and their application to secure cryptographic deployments.
• Participate in an off-hours on-call support rotation, focusing on cryptographic and security incidents.
• Effectively communicate technical issues/challenges, including complex cryptographic concepts, to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

You will need:

• A master engineer with a deep understanding of cryptographic principles and solutions.
• Automate security and cryptographic processes by default.
• Strive for simplicity and robustness in cryptographic solutions.
• Enjoy performing multiple technical functions, especially those related to security and cryptography.
• An expert learner who understands the bigger picture for the business and the importance of cryptographic security.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification
• At least 4 years of experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• At least 4 years of experience in security and cryptographic engineering
• At least 4 years of experience in Agile team roles supporting security and cryptographic projects
• At least 4 years of experience with PKI, Key Management, and certificate lifecycle processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering with a focus on Cryptography or Security
• 5+ years of experience leading technical teams or projects with a cryptographic focus
• 5+ years of experience utilizing Python to develop cryptographic tools and applications
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and cryptographic protocols
• 5+ years of experience with AWS Lambda or serverless automation platforms
• 5+ years of experience with AWS security, monitoring, and logging services including CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Macie, Config, and CloudTrail
• 5+ years of experience implementing scalable cloud applications and platform services utilizing cryptographic controls
• 5+ years of experience using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to codify security and cryptographic infrastructure configurations
• 5+ years of network or operating system administrative experience focused on security hardening