Senior Network Architect & Automation Lead (Hybrid)

HITEC; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking Network Engineer 4 to architect and implement end-to-end connectivity across campus, WAN/SD-WAN, and data centers. You will collaborate on cloud and security integration, driving standards for hybrid environments and secure, observable networks.

This hybrid role requires strong experience with routing, encapsulation, and physical devices, plus IaC and automation tools. We offer conditions varying by location and a broad benefits package.

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

Responsibilities

• Architect and design end-to-end connectivity systems with security and operational frameworks
• Use software development practices to interact with deployment automation and build end-state configuration frameworks
• Define and drive standards for vendor platforms, cloud environments, and in-house software
• Define implementation patterns for protocol frameworks across COF campuses, WAN/SD-WAN, DCs and SaaS
• Lead end-to-end architecture reviews and standards for hybrid connectivity and data-center fabrics
• Design and implement network automation and observability pipelines to improve change velocity
• Serve as technical authority for incident response, post-mortems, and capacity planning
• Collaborate with Cloud and Security Engineering on Zero Trust standards

Skills

Network engineering

Routing protocols

Network encapsulation

Physical devices

Hybrid cloud

Observability

IaC automation

Kubernetes

Zero Trust

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

Capital One is seeking Network Engineer 4 to architect and implement end-to-end connectivity across campus, WAN/SD-WAN, and data centers. You will collaborate on cloud and security integration, driving standards for hybrid environments and secure, observable networks.

This hybrid role requires strong experience with routing, encapsulation, and physical devices, plus IaC and automation tools. We offer conditions varying by location and a broad benefits package.