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# Network Engineer 5

- **Company:** Capital One Financial Corporation
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $229,900 - $262,400
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Border Gateway Protocol, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Local Area Networks, Network Architecture, Routing, Open Source Technology, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Reliability Engineering, Ansible, Software Engineering, Wide Area Networks, Computer Networking Systems, Computer Network Operations, Cloud Platform System, Reliability of Systems, HybridCloud, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Puppet, Terraform
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/60456587-network-engineer-5

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or at least 8 years of experience in network engineering, including management of network systems
 * At least 8 years of experience with routing protocols (BGP, Link-State Protocols, and Tunneling Protocols)
 * At least 8 years of experience with network encapsulation technologies (LANS, Virtual LANs, overlay networks, and network fabrics)
 * At least 8 years of experience with physical network devices
 * At least 8 years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining network infrastructure, * 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 alerting, trend analysis and capacity planning
 * 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
 * Experience leveraging AI-driven tooling to automate network operations, improve network reliability and performance, or optimize network capacity and cost

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).

## Description

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
 * Own the architecture and lifecycle of enterprise and cloud network ecosystems, spanning connectivity, security, and automation layers
 * Develop and enforce design standards and best practices for routing, security segmentation, and inter-cloud traffic flow
 * Lead critical incident response efforts and ensure root-cause analysis drives durable reliability improvements
 * Partner with Cloud, Security, and SRE teams to define cross-platform observability, telemetry, and self-healing automation
 * Mentor and upskill engineers across the organization on advanced networking, reliability, and automation principles