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Senior Manager, Offensive Security

7900 Westpark Drive (12131), United States of America, McLean, Virginia


Senior Manager, Offensive Security


Capital One Offensive Security reduces cyber risk by uncovering vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the enterprise cyber environment through coordinated ethical hacking and penetration testing scenarios. This position works closely with team members to plan, coordinate, execute and report on sophisticated ethical hacking exercises, to identify cyber vulnerabilities and reduce the risk posture of enterprise systems. This role will be primarily responsible for performing application and OS security assessments and will make recommendations to management on effective countermeasures.


The successful candidate for this position will be part of an exciting and dynamic environment to build and deliver industry leading ethical hacking capabilities to continuously protect and defend Capital One brand, systems and data. Offensive Security is part of the Cyber Operations and Intelligence program and assists with identifying opportunities to enhance Capital One's information security posture against a broad range of cyber threats, and develop strategies to most effectively address the threats.


Primary Responsibilities For This Position Include


  • Perform penetration testing of applications and related infrastructure (API endpoints, databases, payment, etc.).
  • Assess Capital One's development practices and help drive corporate security standards.
  • Help triage and test application responsible disclosure findings and newly disclosed vulnerabilities.
  • Work with developers to improve SDLC for applications.
  • Mentor Offensive Security team members to develop additional depth in penetration testing.


Basic Qualifications


  • At least 6 years of information security experience in one or more of the following areas: penetration testing, vulnerability management, security operations, security architecture, application security, or network security
  • At least 2 years of experience leading testing teams


Preferred Qualifications


  • Bachelor's Degree
  • One or more of the following certifications: OSCP, OSCE, OSWP, CMWAPT, GPEN, GWAPT, GMOB, GAWN, GXPN, GCIH, CPT
  • 3+ years of experience with threat modeling concepts and frameworks (CVSS, MITRE ATT&CK, DREAD, STRIDE)
  • 2+ years of experience with scripting or compiled languages


At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Other, Information Technology, and Management
  • Industries

    Newspaper Publishing

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