Senior Manager, Software Engineering, DevOps (People Leader)

Company: Capital One
Location: Williamsburg
Posted on: January 6, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Senior Manager, Software Engineering, DevOps (People Leader) 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 a Network & DevOps Engineering leader who is passionate about network automation with emerging technologies to join our team. As a Network & DevOps Engineering leader, 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. What You’ll Do: - Lead a team managing a portfolio of diverse technology projects and developers specializing in automation, distributed microservices, and back-end systems to automate on-premise and cloud network platforms. - Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community, and from time to time, be asked to code or evaluate code - Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive intent based networking and automation. - Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Container Orchestration services including Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services. Additionally work with automation platforms such as Itential. - Collaborate with on-premise network infrastructure and colocation stakeholders to automate repetitive tasks and identify opportunities for efficiency. - Lead a software engineering team responsible for identifying automation opportunities, designing, developing, and deploying solutions aimed at reducing manual effort, overhead, and streamlining infrastructure management. - Spearhead inter-team solutions to automate compliance and control management initiatives. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree - At least 6 years of experience in DevOps Engineering (Internship experience does not apply) - At least 4 years of experience with Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform) - At least 6 years of Unix or Linux system administration experience - At least 4 years of experience in people management Preferred Qualifications: - 7 years of DevOps Engineering experience - 5 years of experience with coding and scripting (Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl or Ruby) - 4 years of experience in infrastructure automation (on-prem and cloud), implementation and delivery - 3 years of experience with monitoring tools (Splunk or Zabbix) - 3 years of experience with Container orchestration services including Docker or Kubernetes - 3 years of experience working with Agile Development Practices - 3 years of experience working in SRE environment Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. 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: $225,400 - $257,200 for Sr. Mgr, Software Engineering Plano, TX: $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. Mgr, Software Engineering Richmond, VA: $204,900 - $233,800 for Sr. Mgr, Software Engineering 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 RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. 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 Careers@capitalone.com 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).

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