Network Engineer 4 (Manager, IC0 (CaCe)
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a Network Engineer to help drive a major technology transformation. The role architects and designs end-to-end connectivity systems, including associated security and operational frameworks, and uses software development practices to build configuration frameworks for deployment, change, and maintenance. It defines standards and implementation patterns across vendor platforms, cloud environments, in-house software, and Capital One’s campus, WAN/SD-WAN, colocation, data center, cloud, and SaaS environments. The position leads architecture reviews and establishes standards for hybrid connectivity, SD-WAN, and data-center fabrics. It also designs network automation and observability pipelines, serves as a technical authority for incident response, post-mortem analysis, and capacity planning, and collaborates with Cloud and Security Engineering on Zero Trust network segmentation and encryption standards. This is a hybrid role subject to Capital One’s on-site presence policy for the designated office location.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or at least 6 years of experience in network engineering, including management of network systems.
- At least 6 years of experience with routing protocols, including BGP, link-state protocols, and tunneling protocols.
- At least 6 years of experience with network encapsulation technologies, including LANs, virtual LANs, overlay networks, and network fabrics.
- At least 6 years of experience with physical network devices.
- At least 6 years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining network infrastructure.
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency designing, deploying, and managing complex hybrid cloud environments, including IaaS/PaaS and cloud efficiency.
- Deep practical knowledge of SRE principles and methodologies focused on system reliability, availability, and performance.
- Mastery of modern observability stacks and open-source monitoring tools for proactive and reactive system analysis.
- Expertise managing and provisioning infrastructure through code using frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
- Advanced skills in container orchestration (Kubernetes), service meshes, and the broader cloud-native ecosystem.
- Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, architecture patterns, and industry compliance standards such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
- Professional certifications such as CCNP Enterprise, JNCIP, or AWS Advanced Networking Specialty.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on efficiently resolving critical network issues.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders or customers.
- Experience collaborating across engineering domains, including security, compute, storage, and cloud, to deliver resilient, performant systems.
Responsibilities
- Architect and design end-to-end connectivity systems with associated security and operational frameworks.
- Use software development practices to design how upstream systems, such as deployment automation, interact with running systems, and build software-adapted end-state configuration frameworks for deployment, change, and maintenance.
- Define and drive implementation standards across vendor platforms, cloud environments, and in-house software.
- Define implementation patterns for protocol frameworks across campus, WAN/SD-WAN, colocation facilities, data centers, cloud, and SaaS-fronted services.
- Lead end-to-end architecture reviews and develop standards for hybrid connectivity, SD-WAN, and data-center fabrics.
- Design and implement network automation and observability pipelines to improve change velocity and resilience.
- Serve as a technical authority for incident response, post-mortem analysis, and capacity planning.
- Collaborate with Cloud and Security Engineering to define Zero Trust network segmentation and encryption standards.
Benefits
- Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
- A comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
