Lead Software Engineer, DevOps

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 DevOps Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies to join our team. As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

What You’ll Do:

• Serve as Network Resiliency team software engineer designing and implementing sustainable testing practices to ensure resiliency of the Capital One network environment(s).

• Consult on the creation and/or maintenance of testing results artifacts,  standards documentation and operational runbook  templates, topology diagrams and workflow documents. 

• Participate in technology integration efforts with engineering and other support teams to ensure infrastructure is  resilient and meets the high standard of operational excellence for Capital One.

• Provide visibility to key performance indicators to help manage various platform environment(s) to ensure they are resilient and operating at optimal levels.

• Automate analysis and reporting on network configuration in support of internally driven  resilience audits and security testing.

• Provide resilience related audit and ad hoc consulting engagements support. 

• Consult on problem resolution analysis for resilience related incidents.  

• Develop automation to ensure compliance with enterprise configuration standards . 

• Serve as a technical resource and provide training  for various team(s) on testing automation and workflow generation through one-on-one or group technical discussions. 

• This position may require some planned and ad hoc travel (very little)

• This position supports resiliency testing which requires periodic off-hours work.   

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• At least 6 years of experience in DevOps Engineering (Internship experience does not apply)

• At least 3 years of experience in Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

• At least 4 years of Unix or Linux system administration experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years working with routing concepts and solutions including protocols such as EBGP/IBGP, ISIS, OSPF, and EIGRP.

• 4+ years of Scripting, PostGres and/or Automation. 

• 4+ years working knowledge of Network Management Tools. 

• 2+ years  experience with any of the following: Proxies, Firewalls (PaloAlto/CheckPoint), DNS, and F5 LTM/GTMs

• 2+ years working knowledge of network platforms including wireless and SD-WAN solutions.

• 2+ years with Agile / DevOps delivery model and common application traffic flow patterns in multi-tiered applications. 

• A solid understanding of what comprises a scalable, robust and supportable design.

• A bias toward action, along with an internal drive for continuous improvement.

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail. 

• A solid understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principles

• Experience with managing chaos testing on network infrastructure or in cloud environments. 

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a geographically dispersed yet integrated team. 

• Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

• Significantly demonstrable experience supporting large-scale enterprise networks. 

• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communications skills to:

  • Discuss complex technical issues with technicians, engineers, and vendors. 

  • Articulate technical information in a business-like manner to non-technical personnel. 

  • Lead and facilitate communications with other departments and external third parties. 

  • Inform and influence management leaders and peers. 

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.