Director, Software Engineering; Security
Job in
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, 77406, USA
Listed on 2026-07-13
Listing for:
Capital One
Full Time, Part Time
position Listed on 2026-07-13
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Architect
Job Description & How to Apply Below
## Director, Software Engineering (Security)
Apply locations:
McLean, VA:
Plano, TX:
Richmond, VAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R246218
Director, Software Engineering (Security)
As a Director of Software Engineering, you'll work on everything from security platforms to cloud and software development, building Capital One’s future state security capabilities. You will lead the creation of a future-state Security Service Edge (SSE) and network security platform designed to abstract and simplify complex security functions across the enterprise. Moving beyond traditional siloed security, you will build a highly scalable, low-latency, and self-service platform that handles everything from Web Application Firewalls and Bot Protection to Network Access Control.
You will:
* Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of product focused software engineers.
* Build software services and platforms.
* Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of engineers on your team.
* Work with product managers to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios, vendor technology recommendations and evaluations.
* Implement software engineering best practices and continuously improve them.
* Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a full-stack 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
* Work across to improve the velocity of your and other teams
* Lead efforts to deploy new and existing applications into AWS environments
* Break existing monolithic applications into micro service architectures and build new microservices
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelor’s Degree
* At least 7 years’ experience in software development
* At least 5 years’ experience in people management
Preferred Qualifications:
* Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering
* 10+ years’ of experience in software development
* 5+ years’ of experience in Agile practices
* 3+ years’ of experience in security engineering and architecture
* 3+ years of experience with Networking (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking and Data Center Networking)
* 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: $269,100 - $307,200 for Director, Software Engineering Plano, TX: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, Software Engineering Richmond, VA: $244,700 - $279,200 for Director, 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.
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