Director, Network Platform & Automation

Hobbsnews; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 269,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentives

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering (Network Platform) to lead and grow multiple engineering teams focused on modernizing the network platform with automation and AI integration. You will steer end-to-end development across Java, Node.js, Python, and cloud-native services, while aligning with product goals and governance.

The role emphasizes scaling for availability, resilience, and proactive architecture, with an emphasis on IaC, automation, and cloud-first delivery in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in software development and 7+ years in network engineering/architecture.
• 5+ years in people management and leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of product-focused software engineers.
• Mentor technical and professional development of engineers.
• Partner with product managers to define capabilities and testing.
• Improve software engineering practices and deliver microservices.
• Drive AWS deployment and network automation initiatives.

Skills

Software development

Network engineering

Leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Agile practices

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS/Cloud Infrastructure

Java

Node.js

Go

Python

REST

Spark

Maven

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Director of Software Engineering (Network Platform) to lead and grow multiple engineering teams focused on modernizing the network platform with automation and AI integration. You will steer end-to-end development across Java, Node.js, Python, and cloud-native services, while aligning with product goals and governance.

The role emphasizes scaling for availability, resilience, and proactive architecture, with an emphasis on IaC, automation, and cloud-first delivery in a