About the role

What will you do at Capital One?

Lead Platform Engineer - Palo Alto (Cloud Operations Resilience Engineering) Do

you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving

complex technical 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 Platform Engineers who are passionate about

creating and supporting DevOps tools with emerging technologies to join our

team. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront

of driving a major transformation within Capital One. The Cloud Operations

Resilience Engineering (CORE) Technology division is responsible for enabling

and evolving Capital One’s foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including

observability, connectivity, resilience and availability.c

What You’ll Do

Work
with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing
scenarios Continuously improve software engineering practices Work within and
across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical
solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies Lead the
craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions Bring
a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new
technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and
mentor other members of the engineering community Encourage innovation,
implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box
thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity Utilize scripting languages
like Python, SQL, Ruby and Groovy, Container Orchestration services including
Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS
tools and services Basic

Qualifications

High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
certification At least 6 years of experience using build and deployment tools
(Jenkins, GitHub, or Artifactory) At least 4 years of experience with AWS At
least 2 years of team leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s
Degree 5+ years of experience with Palo Alto Networks NGFW, including Panorama
7+ years of experience with network switching, routing, load balancing, and
firewall solutions 7+ years of experience with scripting using Python, Ansible,
or Terraform 5+ years of experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP 5+ years of
experience with Intrusion Detection or Protection systems 2+ years of experience
in Agile practices At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant
for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this
position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and
O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration
support from an employer). The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for
this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary
information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these
locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of
this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the
agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. McLean, VA: $164,800 -
$188,100 for Lead Platform Engineer Riverwoods, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Lead
Platform Engineer 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. 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. 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. 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. If you have visited our website in search of information on
employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an
accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via
email at [email protected]. All information you provide
will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to
provide needed reasonable accommodations. For technical support or questions
about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to
[email protected] Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and
is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other
information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of
several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is
for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital
One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One
Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC). At Capital One, we’re building a leading
information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our
customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We
measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they
exhibit.

Which skills does this role require?

DockerECSJenkinsGitHubArtifactoryCloud OperationsResilience EngineeringDevOpsSQLRubyGroovyIntrusion ProtectionObservabilityConnectivityAvailabilityScalabilityCloud Infrastructure

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