Onsite Manager, Offensive Security – Purple Team

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About the role

  • Manager, Offensive Security leading Capital One's Purple Team to enhance cyber defense posture. Collaborating across teams to address vulnerabilities and improve information security protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Lead "Defense Improvement Analysis" (DIA): Deconstruct adversary simulation activities to identify control gaps and document the full lifecycle, from initial discovery to final technical resolution.
  • Engineering & Analytics: Perform advanced analysis of log events using big data tools to identify, recommend, and engineer specific solutions for threat detection and response.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Serve as the technical bridge between offensive and defensive stakeholders, translating complex adversary TTPs into durable defense strategies and actionable recommendations for both technical and executive audiences.
  • Operational Research: Continuously research emerging threat behaviors and automate repetitive post-exploitation analysis tasks to scale the team’s ability to identify and address novel TTPs.
  • Infrastructure & Tooling: Build and maintain the technical infrastructure and lab environments required to support and evolve Purple Team activities.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
  • At least 4 years of information security experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience in Threat Hunting or Detection Engineering within a cloud or hybrid environment.
  • At least 2 years of experience analyzing EDR telemetry and bypass techniques.
  • 2+ years of experience performing offensive security operations.
  • 2+ years experience with Databricks, Spark, or similar for security analytics.
  • 4+ years of experience in log analysis, threat detection engineering, threat hunt, incident response, forensics.
  • 4+ years of experience with scripting and compiled languages.
  • One or more of the following certifications: OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, CRTO, GCFA, GCIH, OSTH, GDAT.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being
  • Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)

Job title

Manager, Offensive Security – Purple Team

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$179,400 - $225,100 per year

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

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