Job Abstract

Distinguished Engineer - Perimeter Defense

Distinguished Engineers are individual contributors who strive to be diverse in thought so we visualize the problem space. At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. Distinguished Engineers will significantly impact our trajectory and devise clear roadmaps to deliver next generation technology solutions.

The Distinguished Engineer will own the vision and lead the realization of new features and technology within the Perimeter Defense domain of Capital One. Perimeter Defense contains platforms that protect the ingress and egress of data within our cloud environments and include technologies such as:  Anti Bot Protection, Web Application Firewalls, API Security, Edge Defense, and the logical network perimeter. The team is also responsible for the current and future state architectures of these platforms, ensuring continued protection against current known and emerging threats identified at a macro and industry level.  

The platform teams in this area are responsible for the plan, build and operate aspects of all components within the domain and the Distinguished Engineer is the most senior technology expert for this space. The Distinguished Engineer will own the technical vision, and provide expert analysis and act as an escalation point and ultimate technical authority within our incident management processes.  The Distinguished Engineer will also be accountable for team responsibilities around root cause analysis and long problem resolution for any critical incidents incurred.

Skills include:

• Web Application Firewalls  & Web Application & API Protection platforms

• DDoS Defense Capabilities

• Bot Protection Platforms

• Content Delivery Networks & Edge Compute platforms & services

• Leveraging Site Reliability Engineering principles in the build and operation of secure and reliable systems

• Cloud Security Platforms (AWS, GCP preferred)

• General Cyber Security & Network Security technologies

• Leading and resolving live cyber attack incidents

• Perimeter architecture & third party connectivity design & integration experience

• API security, TLS, HTTP, QUIC & similar technologies

Distinguished Engineers are: 

• Deep technical experts and thought leaders that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices

• Visionaries, collaborating on Capital One’s toughest issues, to deliver on business needs that directly impact the lives of our customers and associates

• Role models and mentors, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

• Evangelists, both internally and externally, helping to elevate the Distinguished Engineering community and establish themselves as a go-to resource on given technologies and technology-enabled capabilities

Responsibilities:

• Build awareness, increase knowledge and drive adoption of modern technologies, sharing consumer and engineering benefits to gain buy-in

• Strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where others’ ideas can be heard and championed; leverage expertise to grow skills in the broader Capital One team

• Promote a culture of engineering excellence, using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible

• Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization

• Operate as a trusted advisor for a specific technology, platform or capability domain, helping to shape use cases and implementation in an unified manner

• Lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster Capital One’s Tech talent

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree 

• At least 7 years of software engineering or software development experience within the network security domain including the creation or evolution of network security tooling or automation of processes through the use of programming languages or shell scripts)

• At least 5 years of public cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) 

• At least 3 years of experience with Network Security Engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree 

• 12+ years of software engineering or software development experience within the network security domain including the creation or evolution of network security tooling or automation of processes through the use of programming languages or shell scripts)

• 7+ years of experience in building distributed systems and highly available services using cloud computing services (AWS, GCP, Azure)

• 5+ years of experience with Network Security Engineering

• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, AWS or GCP professional network or security certifications

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Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at theCapital 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 committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 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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