Cyber DLP Engineer, Principal Associate
Capital One’s Cyber organization is seeking a Principal Associate, Cyber Technical to join the Data Protection Engineering team, supporting enterprise Data Loss Prevention (DLP) initiatives. This role will focus on Symantec Network DLP, with responsibilities spanning infrastructure management, cloud integration, system reliability, and operational automation. As a key member of the DLP engineering team, you will work alongside software engineers, DBAs, Product Owners, and Security Architectures to ensure the DLP symptoms are resilient, scalable, and aligned with organizational security goals.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
• At least 3 years of experience working in cybersecurity or information technology
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with Symantec DLP infrastructure administration
• At least 3 years of experience with cloud environments, including practical experience with AWS Lambda, SNS, SQS, EC2, or CloudWatch
• At least 2 years of experience in managing or supporting enterprise-level platforms
• At least 1 year of experience in proxy integrations, ICAP-based inspection, and detection architectures
• At least 1 year of experience with CI/CD and code lifecycle management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related field
• 5+ years of Software Development experience
• 3+ years of experience with Network Solutions, VPNs, and network design
• 3+ years of experience in the Agile delivery model
• 3+ years of experience with Python
• CISSP, GIAC, CISM, CCSP, CISA, or Security+ OR Cloud (GCP, AWS) certifications
  At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, or another type of work authorization).
  The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
  McLean, VA: $158,600 - $181,000 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Technical
  Richmond, VA: $144,200 - $164,600 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Technical
  Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
  This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.
  Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
  This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
  No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.
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• Serve as the technical subject matter expert for Symantec Network DLP, performing hands-on work managing infrastructure components including Enforce Server, Detection Servers, Oracle RDS databases, and ICAP integrations
• Own infrastructure uptime and reliability across AWS-hosted services, including system monitoring, incident response pipelines, and failover planning
• Lead and execute system upgrades, patching, and Vendor-supported maintenance activities in partnership with internal engineering teams and vendors.
• Document architecture and operational procedures, identifying opportunities for automation and standardization
• Support the engineering, automation, and platform operations for the enterprise DLP infrastructure
• Support the development of CI/CD automation using Jenkins and GitHub, supporting code deployment, pipeline integration, and infrastructure updates
• Build and maintain platform observability dashboards using monitoring and telemetry tools to detect anomalies and trigger alerts
• Participate in and enhance platform-level incident response, system recovery, and failover processes
• Integrate with DLP software APIs for event polling, alert processing, and enhanced system logging
• Maintain detailed documentation, runbooks, and post-incident reports to ensure operational transparency and continuity
• Support ongoing compliance, availability, and scalability goals for the platform