Capital One

SeniorCyberCryptographicEngineer

$147–168k Riverwoods, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Senior Cyber Cryptographic Engineer at Capital One. Skills: Cryptography, Cloud Security, Key Management, PKI. Build Cloud Security products. Build enterprise security platforms”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure solutions meet highest cryptographic standards; Make cloud usage flexible and secure; Accelerate development for hundreds of teams; Ensure high availability

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Provide appropriate solutions; Problem resolutions

Eligibility Requirements

Off-hours on-call support rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification, At least 3 years of experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, At least 3 years of experience in security and cryptographic engineering, At least 3 years of experience in Agile team roles supporting security and cryptographic projects, At least 3 years of experience with PKI, Key Management, and certificate lifecycle processes

Nice to Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering with a focus on Cryptography or Security, 4+ years of experience leading technical teams or projects with a cryptographic focus, 4+ years of experience utilizing Python to develop cryptographic tools and applications, 5+ years of experience managing enterprise Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and cryptographic protocols, 4+ years of experience with AWS Lambda or serverless automation platforms, 4+ years of experience with AWS security, monitoring, and logging services including CloudWatch, GuardDuty, Macie, Config, and CloudTrail, 4+ years of experience implementing scalable cloud applications and platform services utilizing cryptographic controls, 4+ years of experience using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to codify security and cryptographic infrastructure configurations, 4+ years of network or operating system administrative experience focused on security hardening

What You'll Do.

Build Cloud Security products

Build enterprise security platforms

Build automated solutions

Identify architectural weaknesses

Evangelize security-centered approach

Innovate techniques for visualizing data

Troubleshoot cryptographic issues

Translate business needs

Participate in capacity planning

Identify service improvement opportunities

Participate in on-call support

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with product team; Collaborate with infrastructure teams; Work with vendors

Communication Scope

Communicate technical issues; Communicate complex concepts

Process & Methodology

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