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Principal Associate, Cyber Risk & Analysis

Location: McLean, Virginia; Plano, Texas; Richmond, Virginia
Job ID R219169 Updated date 06/17/2025
Principal Associate, Cyber Risk & Analysis

At Capital One you will work with top talent in an entrepreneurial environment to solve problems and drive solutions to help the company reduce cyber risk. You will work with smart and passionate people to deliver results that have a direct impact on the company's cyber risk portfolio. You will be challenged to excel alongside the brightest talent in the industry and be rewarded for your achievements. The demands and high-visibility nature of this position require an expert with a proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and who can begin contributing immediately.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Analyze data and best practices to develop risk management tooling to identify cyber risk trends, gap analysis, and maturity opportunities

  • Normalize and translate cyber risks at the organizational level to support a fully integrated, prioritized, enterprise-wide view of organizational risks to drive strategic and business decisions

  • Using risk profiles and dynamic reporting mechanisms, cybersecurity risk information is incorporated into the organization’s enterprise risk management program and utilized to provide a fully integrated, prioritized, enterprise-wide view of organizational risks to drive strategic and business decisions

  • Help to enhance cyber risk management processes across Capital One by providing thought leadership, oversight, and coordination with other risk management activities across the company

  • Experience in risk evaluation and assessment methodologies, developing and maintaining a risk register, and risk reporting and analysis

  • Analyze information to proactively identify risks, trends, and process improvements; supporting reporting on risk topics to management

  • Assist and drive project and program delivery, control execution, including project and process management, reporting, engagement in senior leadership meetings, drafting and reviewing materials for senior management and the Board of directors, and other governance activities.

  • Build successful relationships with Tech, Cyber, and Enterprise Risk to understand the impact of cyber risk on business processes.

Candidates for this role will have:

  • Deep understanding of risk management principles, and expertise in assessing cybersecurity controls, and a strong technical background

  • Self prioritize and effectively plan your own work activities managing multiple priorities and tasks across the team to deliver quality results. Proactively take on additional work to support the team when possible

  • Establish and maintain good working relationships during engagement. Effectively communicate information and project process to team and other stakeholders involved

  • Advanced skill presenting findings, conclusions, alternatives, and information clearly and concisely

Basic Qualifications:

  • High school diploma, GED or equivalent certification

  • At least 3 years of experience with information technology or program management

  • At least 2 years of experience with cyber security risk or risk based frameworks

  • At least 2 years of experience leading risk assessments

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • 5+ years of Risk Management experience in a Cyber or Information Security practice

  • 4+ years of experience in project management leading cross functional projects in Risk

  • Experience with cloud risk, governance, control, or security

  • Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, or CISSP 

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: $127,500 - $145,500 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Risk & Analysis


 

Plano, TX: $115,900 - $132,200 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Risk & Analysis


 

Richmond, VA: $115,900 - $132,200 for Prin Assoc, Cyber Risk & Analysis


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Who We Are

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.