Principal Associate, Cyber Security
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026. Capital One scores B on the Alion truth index.
Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and risk-conscious delivery environment? Capital One has a team of Information Security specialists who not only focus on security, but are relationship experts, risk assessment champions, and resolve complex information security issues related to Capital One’s third parties. The Cyber Third Party Risk Reduction (CTPRR) program defines the framework and conducts the assessments which enable the business to protect sensitive information, assets, and confirms the Third Parties’ ability to provide continual services.
In this role, you will partner with a community of internal and external stakeholders to ensure third party engagements receive the necessary CTPRR due diligence; evaluate the effectiveness of the third party’s security environment and deliver a quality assessment report. The ideal candidate is pragmatic and practical in understanding risk and cybersecurity domain areas, but is also willing to know when to pull in experts and escalate. They challenge and innovate within their team to drive process improvements to elevate program efficiency.
What You’ll Do:
- Support kick-off, planning and scoping activities for cyber-focused risk assessments, working with cross functional resources to understand the operational and technical aspects of Third Party engagement service model
- Analyze Third Party control environment data against Capital One security expectations; interpreting information security requirements and reasonably apply them to specific situations.
- Review and support execution and delivery of reports including executive summaries and work papers detailing the assessment. work completed, evidence reviewed, and identified gaps.
- Maintain relationships with Third Party management, and other Enterprise colleagues to manage expectations of assessments and remediation including timing and assessment deliverables
- Work autonomously to assess needs, identify insights, and drive actions forward with stakeholders
- Stay current with industry trends and best practices through participation in external organizations to bring recommendations back to the team and support program development
- Travel 30-40%, which may include off-site locations, to perform multi day assessments.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 3 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology
- At least 2 years of experience evaluating, contributing to, or supporting development of cybersecurity capabilities
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience with cybersecurity frameworks and concepts such as NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, CMMC, FedRAMP, etc.
- 3+ years of experience performing analysis of or developing solutions for cyber threats, vulnerabilities, risks, or, events
- 3+ years of experience working on teams and presenting to stakeholders cybersecurity information such as metrics, threat intelligence, controls and/or requirements
- 2+ years of experience in PCI DSS, NIST, ISO, SOC 2, or third party risk management
- 2+ years of experience working in multi-cloud environments
- 2+ years of experience using security tools (e.g., Splunk, Crowdstrike, Qualys, or AWS Security Hub)
- 1+ years of experience developing or interpreting cybersecurity metrics or dashboards
- Demonstrated familiarity with industry governance or financial governance processes
- Experience with risk management concepts, including identifying threats, assessing vulnerabilities, and recommending mitigation strategies.
- Ability to perform security incident analysis and assist with resolution, translating technical findings into clear, actionable reports for technical and non-technical stakeholders
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
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: $161,800 - $184,600 for Principal Associate, Cyber SecurityRichmond, VA: $147,100 - $167,900 for Principal Associate, Cyber SecurityCandidates 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.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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