Lead Platform Engineer - Palo Alto (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Capital One; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Lead Platform Engineer to join the Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering team in Palo Alto. You will drive the transformation of Capital One's foundational cloud infrastructure, focusing on observability, resilience and availability.

You will collaborate with product owners and Agile teams to design, develop, test, and support robust DevOps tools across a full-stack of development technologies, mentoring others and staying current with industry trends.

Qualifications

• Minimum: high school diploma or equivalent certification.
• At least 6 years using build/deploy tools (Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory).
• At least 4 years AWS experience; 2 years leadership.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; extensive Palo Alto/NGFW experience; scripting with Python, Ansible, Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Understand desired application capabilities with product owners.
• Continuously improve software engineering practices.
• Design, develop, test, implement and support full-stack development tools.
• Lead craftsmanship, availability, resilience and scalability of solutions.
• Mentor engineers and stay current with tech trends and communities.
• Promote innovation, inclusion, teamwork and self-organization.
• Utilize Python, SQL, Ruby, Groovy; Docker/ECS; Ansible/Terraform; AWS tools.

Skills

Team leadership

Agile practices

Education

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

Artifactory

AWS

Azure

GCP

Palo Alto Networks NGFW

Panorama

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Lead Platform Engineer - Palo Alto (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering)

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex technical 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 Platform Engineers who are passionate about creating and supporting DevOps tools with emerging technologies to join our team. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. The Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division is responsible for enabling and evolving Capital One’s foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience and availability.c

What You’ll Do:

• Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
• Continuously improve software engineering practices
• Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community
• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity
• Utilize scripting languages like Python, SQL, Ruby and Groovy, Container Orchestration services including Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
• At least 6 years of experience using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, GitHub, or Artifactory)
• At least 4 years of experience with AWS
• At least 2 years of team leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience with Palo Alto Networks NGFW, including Panorama
• 7+ years of experience with network switching, routing, load balancing, and firewall solutions
• 7+ years of experience with scripting using Python, Ansible, or Terraform
• 5+ years of experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• 5+ years of experience with Intrusion Detection or Protection systems
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

Salary

• McLean, VA: $164,800 - $188,100 for Lead Platform Engineer
• Riverwoods, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Lead Platform Engineer

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please.

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace.

Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City's Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC). At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.