Principal Risk Specialist
Listed on 2026-02-10
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IT/Tech
IT Consultant, Cybersecurity, Data Security
Overview
Do you like working in the spotlight? Are you ready to work on the front line of a top 10 Bank? Can you build relationships as well as develop and implement innovative solutions? As a Principal Risk Specialist at Capital One you’ll be responsible for working with business partners to identify and mitigate potential risks to Capital One. Principal Risk Specialists at Capital One are the front line of defense to ensure our Company remains stable and profitable.
Principal Risk Specialist Principal Risk Specialists at Capital One are highly motivated risk management professionals with excellent project management and communication skills. They have a high level of exposure across lines of business and the opportunity to work with control stakeholders of various levels to create and implement innovative solutions to identify and mitigate potential risks to the Company. As a Principal Risk Specialist in Capital One’s Technology SOX Governance (TSG) team, you are responsible for ensuring that controls that support Technology critical processes are in compliance with both internal and external regulatory requirements.
You will be performing technology risk and control governance daily operations processes known as “core services,” while also working across the enterprise to develop and implement strategic cutting edge technology risk management solutions that ensure Capital One’s continued stability and success.
- Control Governance:
Ensure assigned Tech controls are operating effectively and as designed/intended. Own the operational oversight adhering to appropriate policies/standards and provide risk consulting for assigned controls portfolio. - Control Maintenance:
Provide consultation and oversight on control design, perform effective challenges on control design, and help maintain effective controls for both internal and external testing. - Testing Readiness & Support:
Perform independent Management “pre-audit” assessments of first line tech controls to determine sufficiency of processes and effectiveness of execution prior to formal testing evaluation. - Issues Management:
In the event there is a potential issue noted with any control, be responsible for providing consultation and effective challenge, and accountable for remediation plan and issue closure. - Strategic Delivery:
Directly contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives by identifying solutions that drive efficiency and optimization within the technology risk and control domain, and implementing via Agile or the standard software delivery lifecycle (SDLC).
- Bachelor's Degree or military experience
- At least 3 years of Risk Management Experience
- 4+ years of Information Systems Risk Management, IT Audit and Compliance Experience
- 4+ years of Project Management experience leading cross functional projects and programs in Risk
- 3+ years of experience developing and implementing industry risk frameworks and quantitative analysis.
- 3+ years of experience with the COSO methodology
- 3+ years of experience working with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) regulations
- 3+ years of experience with Risk Controls and Process Management
- 2+ years of experience with Python, SQL, or Databricks
- PMP, CPM, CRISC, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CSOX, CSOXP, CSOXM OR Cloud AWS certifications
Note:
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, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or 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: $120,800 - $137,900 for Principal Risk Specialist
New York, NY: $131,800 - $150,500 for Principal Risk…
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