Network Engineer 4 (Manager, IC0 (CaCe)

Capital One Group; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Incentives

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Network Engineer 4 to lead architecture across campus WAN/SD-WAN, cloud and on‑prem environments. The role emphasizes automation, observability, and security in a hybrid data center and cloud setting.

You will collaborate with Cloud and Security Engineering to define Zero Trust and encryption standards, mentor teams, and drive incident response and capacity planning in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or 6+ years of network engineering experience.
• Experience with routing protocols (BGP, LS, Tunneling).
• Experience with network encapsulation technologies (LANS, VLANs, overlays).
• Experience with physical network devices and infrastructure design/maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end connectivity systems with security and operations in mind.
• Leverage deployment automation to connect upstream systems with running networks.
• Define patterns for implementations across vendor platforms, cloud, and on-premises.
• Lead architecture reviews for hybrid connectivity, SD-WAN, and data-center fabrics.
• Develop network automation and observability pipelines to improve change velocity and resilience.
• Serve as technical authority for incident response, post-mortems, and capacity planning.

Skills

Routing protocols

Network architecture

Hybrid cloud

SRE concepts

Observability

Infrastructure as code

Kubernetes

Zero Trust security

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or 6 years experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Kubernetes

Job description

Network Engineer 4 (Manager, IC0 (CaCe)

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
• 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

This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One's hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, 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 (BGP, Link-State Protocols, and Tunneling Protocols)
• At least 6 years of experience with network encapsulation technologies (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

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 and reactive system analysis
• Expertise in managing and provisioning infrastructure through code, utilizing frameworks like 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 (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Professional certifications such as CCNP Enterprise, JNCIP or AWS Advanced Networking Specialty
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on solving critical network issues efficiently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders or customers
• Experience collaborating across engineering domains (security, compute, storage, cloud) to deliver resilient, performant systems

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

McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Network Engineer 4

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Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 for Network Engineer 4

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

• 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.
• 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.

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.

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