Senior Associate of Cyber Security Operations Center, Capital One

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
• At least 2 years of experience in cyber security or information technology
• At least 2 years of experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• At least 1 year of experience analyzing and tracking Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) groups

Desirable

• The Cyber Security Operation Center Fusion team synthesizes multi-source security alerting, intrusion investigations, cyber intelligence, and business information into actionable analysis
• The Fusion team provides this time-sensitive analysis to empower fellow CSOC operators defending the network and to empower leadership to make informed decisions confronting cyber threats
• The associate in this role acts as a Cyber Security Operation Center aggregator, collecting and compiling internal information to communicate
• They accomplish this by proactively identifying threats to Capital One, supporting CSOC operations with contextualized tactical intelligence, driving cross-team initiatives to improve detection and security, conducting internal threat landscape analysis, and finding innovative new ways to automate analysis
• The associate in this role will also mentor and train associates to execute fusion analysis responsibilities
• Support day-to-day cybersecurity threat detection and incident response operations through indicator pivoting, campaign analysis, and tactical intelligence
• Identify and enhance processes where automation has the potential to improve efficiencies, provide actionable data, and facilitate collaboration across CSOC
• Leverage Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) or Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools to identify threat patterns, enrich investigations, and build automation-supported workflows
• Deconstruct multi-source reporting into actionable intelligence including Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures TTPs data objects, campaign analysis, and threat patterns
• Regularly analyze malware reports to track adversary behaviors and support the construction of a TTP repository
• Develop expertise on the Capital One threat landscape using internal data, threat trends, and operational metrics to clearly communicate the Capital One threat landscape to senior executives, to include the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Officer
• Proactively build and maintain relationships with partner teams, including but not limited to Cyber Intelligence, Red Team, Insider Threat, and Hunt teams
• Conduct time-sensitive analysis during cyber investigations, including active threat hunting, malware analysis, and campaign enrichment
• Routinely identify gaps in detection and collaborate with teams across the Cyber organization to mitigate risk, including blocking of malicious indicators, tuning vendor signatures, and instrumenting custom detection rules
• Support the tactical intelligence-to-detection pipeline, to include malware reverse engineering, TTP analysis, and association mapping in a TIP (threat intelligence platform) for future pivoting
• Attend conferences and briefings to stay current on threats against both COF and the Financial Services sector
• Mentor other CSOC analysts in project execution and tactical upskilling; conduct brown bag lunches to teach specialized skill sets