About this role
Principal Associate in Capital One's Cyber Controls Monitoring Team develops automated metrics to assess security posture and operates data pipelines to monitor cyber controls.
Key Responsibilities
- Metric Engineering
- ETL Pipeline Development
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Continuous Improvement
Technical Overview
Role centers on ETL data pipelines using Python/SQL, metric engineering, and integration with control frameworks (NIST 800.53, SOX, COSO) within an enterprise reporting platform.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior data/control analytics professional with 3+ years in compliance/audit/risk environments, strong SQL and Python experience, and a track record delivering automated health metrics and control dashboards within a GRC framework.
Must-Have Skills
High School DiplomaGEDor equivalent certificationAt least 3 years of experience in data analysis in a complianceauditor risk management environmentAt least 2 years of experience in data manipulation and analysisAt least 2 years of experience with SQL and PythonAt least 2 years of experience with version control (Git) and Continuous integration and continuous deployment
Nice-to-Have Skills
Bachelor's Degree5+ years of experience in data analysis in a complianceauditor risk management environment4+ years of experience developing metrics for a continuous controls monitoring program or a controls portfolio4+ years of experience developing config-driven data pipelines end-to-end including analytical SQL (CTEswindow functions)Python-based transformations (Pandas)REST API integration (OAuthpagination)and inline data quality validation3+ years of experience with regulatory requirements and control frameworks (NIST 800.53SOXor COSO)3+ years of experience with an understanding of how security controls operate in practice including control typesexecution patternsand common failure points3+ years of experience connecting control monitoring to the underlying risks and threat scenarios that the control is designed to address
Tools & Platforms
PythonSQLGitPandasREST APIOAuthCI/CD
Required Skills
High School DiplomaGEDor equivalent certification3+ years data analysis in compliance/audit/risk management2+ years data manipulation and analysis2+ years SQL and Python2+ years Git/CI/CD
Hard Skills
PythonPandasSQLETLGitCI/CDContinuous integration and continuous deploymentREST API integrationOAuthPython-based transformationsNIST 800.53SOXCOSOGRCdata pipelinesdata analysisthreshold logictelemetryhealth metrics
Soft Skills
analytic thinkingstakeholder engagementcommunicationcollaborationproblem solvingattention to detail
Keywords for Your Resume
Principal AssociateCyber Controls Monitoring AnalystCyber Controls Monitoring TeamGRCETLPythonSQLdata pipelineshealth metricsthreshold logicREST API integrationOAuthGitCI/CDNIST 800.53SOXCOSOdata analysisrisk managementtelemetry
Deal Breakers
No visa sponsorship, Bachelor's degree not preferred (not strictly required but preferred) – if strictly required would disqualify, Less than 3 years in data analysis in security/compliance domains
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