Network Engineer 5 (Senior Manager, IC) (CaCe)
About The Position
Capital One is seeking a Network Engineer to help drive a major technology transformation by designing, building, and operating enterprise and cloud network ecosystems. The role architects end-to-end connectivity systems and associated security and operational frameworks, and uses software development practices to shape how upstream systems interact with running networks and to build configuration frameworks for deployment, change, and maintenance. The position defines standards and implementation patterns across vendor platforms, cloud environments, in-house software, and protocols used across campus, WAN/SD-WAN, colocation facilities, data centers, cloud, and SaaS services. It owns network architecture and lifecycle across connectivity, security, and automation; develops best practices for routing, security segmentation, and inter-cloud traffic; leads incident response and root-cause analysis; partners with Cloud, Security, and SRE teams on observability and self-healing automation; and mentors engineers. The role is hybrid, with required on-site presence according to Capital One’s hybrid policy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or at least 8 years of experience in network engineering, including management of network systems.
- At least 8 years of experience with routing protocols, including BGP, link-state protocols, and tunneling protocols.
- At least 8 years of experience with network encapsulation technologies, including LANs, virtual LANs, overlay networks, and network fabrics.
- At least 8 years of experience with physical network devices.
- At least 8 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.
- 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 alerting, trend analysis, and capacity planning.
- Expertise provisioning and managing infrastructure as code using frameworks such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
- Advanced skills in Kubernetes, service meshes, and the broader cloud-native ecosystem.
- Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, architecture patterns, and 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 explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders or customers.
- Experience collaborating across engineering domains such as security, compute, storage, and cloud to deliver resilient, performant systems.
- Experience using AI-driven tooling to automate network operations, improve reliability and performance, or optimize network capacity and cost.
Responsibilities
- Architect and design end-to-end connectivity systems and their security and operational frameworks.
- Use software development practices to define how upstream systems, such as deployment automation, interact with running systems, and build software-adapted 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.
- Own the architecture and lifecycle of enterprise and cloud network ecosystems across connectivity, security, and automation layers.
- Develop and enforce design standards and best practices for routing, security segmentation, and inter-cloud traffic flow.
- Lead critical incident response and ensure root-cause analysis results in durable reliability improvements.
- Partner with Cloud, Security, and SRE teams to define cross-platform observability, telemetry, and self-healing automation.
- Mentor and upskill engineers in advanced networking, reliability, and automation principles.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, financial, and other benefits supporting total well-being; eligibility varies by employment status and management level.
- Performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
