Capital One

Financial Services

MainframeSecurityEngineer

$162–185k McLean, Virginia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Mainframe Security Engineer at Capital One. Skills: Mainframe Security, Risk Assessment, Remediation, Cybersecurity. Optimize cybersecurity program processes. Optimize program output”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3 years cybersecurity experience, 3 years IT experience, 3 years Mainframe Security Risk Assessment, 3 years Remediation experience

Nice to Have

Bachelor's Degree, 6+ years Identity and Access Management, 4+ years RACF Administration, 4+ years RACF Commands, 4+ years Top Secret Commands, 4+ years Privilege Access Management, GIAC certification, CISSP certification

What You'll Do.

Optimize cybersecurity program processes

Optimize program output

Contribute to program roadmap

Drive reporting accuracy

Drive demand excellence

Manage customer-impacting issues

Escalate customer-impacting issues

Manage risk assessments

Execute risk assessments

Analyze cybersecurity threats

Report on cybersecurity risk

Perform analysis of security issues

Perform analysis of vulnerabilities

Communicate elevated risk

Identify control deficiencies

Report control deficiencies

Conduct effectiveness assessments

Process security exceptions

Process risk acceptances

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

2nd line partners

Communication Scope

Business friendly manner

Process & Methodology

Roadmap

Full Job Description

Mainframe Security Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive[ _,_](https://www.capitalone.com/diversity/business-resource-groups/) and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking a Mainframe Security Engineer who is passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies to join our team. As a Mainframe Security Engineer you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. As a Mainframe Security Engineer, you will: * Optimize cybersecurity program processes and output. * Contribute to the broader program roadmap. * Drive reporting accuracy and demand excellence in department deliverables. * Actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. * Manage and execute cybersecurity risk assessments using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to support the organization's overall security posture. * Maintain an awareness of emerging cybersecurity threats by analyzing and reporting on cybersecurity risk against various Cybersecurity Frameworks (NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS). * Perform in-depth analysis of security issues and vulnerabilities using tools including WhiteHat, Veracode, and Qualys to ensure compliance with audit, regulatory and legal requirements. * Design metrics and develop advanced capabilities to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation to communicate elevated risk in a business friendly manner to Cybersecurity Leadership and 2nd line partners. * Proactively identify and report control deficiencies as issues within action plans. * Conduct strategic and operational effectiveness assessments as required for cyber events, and regulatory a

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