Sr. Director, Cyber Technical (Cyber Hunt, Logging and Threat Detection)

Sr. Director, Cyber Technical (Cyber Hunt, Logging and Threat Detection)

Cybersecurity is essential to Capital One’s commitment to protect  our customers and associates. We’re looking for a demonstrated leader, who’s passionate about cybersecurity and risk management. You see security as an innovation enabler and differentiator, not a step in the compliance process. You thrive working with business and technology partners to achieve goals and objectives in a secure manner. You’re constantly looking for ways to leverage modern technology architectures. You enjoy solving tough cybersecurity problems in an iterative, team environment.

At Capital One, you’ll serve as the Senior Director who is responsible for threat detection, cyber logging, privacy breach reporting and threat hunting. 

The teams under this leader will:

• Driving AI Strategy for the Cyber Detection Lifecycle

• Identify, build, and manage detections for internal and external threats 

• Manage the cybersecurity logs that feed the detections and model used by the Security Operations Center and Insider Threat teams

• Handle the reporting of privacy and other data security breaches

• Proactively search for threats within the Capital One environments that may have evaded existing detection 

Responsibilities:

• Lead an organization that includes Threat Detection, Threat Hunting, Cyber Logging, and Data Security/Privacy Breach Event Reporting.

• Develop and build out additional strategy and program capabilities for the aforementioned organizations, further aligning them to Capital One’s long-term cyber strategy.

• Direct the integration and deployment of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models to advance threat detection, predictive analysis, and automate log management efficiencies.

• Influence leadership to invest appropriate resources and focus in the most critical areas for successful identification and mitigation of insider threat risks. 

• Serve as a member of the Cyber Operations & Intelligence Leadership Team, reporting to the Head of Cyber Operations.

• Provide guidance and direction to analysts that identify patterns & trends within attack and incident data for predictive analysis and strategic forecasting on Capital One’s cyber threat landscape.

• Provide insight and recommendations on latest cybersecurity threats to the Cyber Senior Leadership team.

• Set strategic direction and career pathing for direct reports.

• This is a leadership role on a high-tempo team. To be successful in this role, you must be willing to participate in after-hours support of security incidents and/or threat activity which may involve work during non-standard hours when necessary.

About You:

• You have expert knowledge of threat detection, threat development using modern software engineering practices.

• You have a proven ability to lead and grow a multifunctional cybersecurity organization.

• You are experienced in leading transformational change programs.

• You are a coach and mentor with the ability to drive improvement and high potential development in others.

• You are adept at critical thinking, writing, and briefing.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• At least 11 years of experience in cybersecurity or information technology

• At least 10 years of experience evaluating, contributing to, or supporting development of cybersecurity capabilities
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 11 years of experience with cybersecurity frameworks and concepts such as NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, CMMC, FedRAMP, etc.

• At least 11 years of experience performing analysis of or developing solutions for cyber threats, vulnerabilities, risks, or, events

• At least 11 years of experience working on teams and presenting to stakeholders cybersecurity information such as metrics, threat intelligence, controls and/or requirements

• Experience developing, representing and infl