Network Engineer 5

About the role

Network Engineer 5

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs.

We are seeking Network Engineers who are passionate about leveraging cutting-edge open source frameworks and emerging technologies to join our team. As a Network Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation across Capital One.

What You’ll Do:

- Architect and Design end-to-end connectivity systems with associated security and operational frameworks

- Utilize software development practices to structure and design how upstream systems (e.g. deployment automation) will interact with running systems and build out end-state configuration frameworks that are software adapted for deploy, change, and maintenance

- Define and drive standards needed for implementation across vendor platforms, cloud environments and in-house software

- Define implementation patterns for all protocol frameworks needed at COF across our campus, WAN/SD-WAN, Colocation facilities, DCs cloud and SaaS fronted services

- Own the architecture and lifecycle of enterprise and cloud network ecosystems, spanning 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 efforts and ensure root-cause analysis drives durable reliability improvements

- Partner with Cloud, Security, and SRE teams to define cross-platform observability, telemetry, and self-healing automation

- Mentor and upskill engineers across the organization on advanced networking, reliability, and automation principles

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, 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 (BGP, Link-State Protocols, and Tunneling Protocols)

- At least 8 years of experience with network encapsulation technologies (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

Preferred Qualifications:

- Proficient in 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 alerting, trend analysis and capacity planning