Director, Software Engineering (Security) at Capital One
Plano, TX
$269,100–$307,200from the description
Jul 10, 2026
Plano, TX
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building and leading a Security Service Edge and network security platform intended to consolidate enterprise security functions — spanning web application firewalls, bot protection, and network access control — into a scalable, low-latency, self-service system. The position involves managing multiple engineering teams, decomposing monolithic applications into microservices, and deploying solutions on AWS. It suits an experienced engineering leader with a background in both software development and security or networking.
Principal level · 7+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 170 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 130–220
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $199,482 (middle half $174,883–$233,831). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
Three primary work locations are listed: McLean, VA; Plano, TX; and Richmond, VA. The highest salary band ($269,100–$307,200) is for McLean, VA (Washington DC metro), which is used as the primary CBSA. Plano, TX and Richmond, VA each carry a $244,700–$279,200 band.
The role has explicit direct-report and people-management responsibilities (leading multiple teams, hiring, mentoring), making 11-3021 the primary SOC. However, the JD also emphasizes hands-on platform and software engineering work, so 15-1252 is noted as a meaningful runner-up.
AWS and microservices are called out in the Basic Qualifications section as specific technical activities ('deploy into AWS environments', 'break monolithic applications into microservices'), so they are treated as hard gates despite not being framed with explicit years.
'Software development' and 'people management' are listed with explicit year minimums in the Basic Qualifications section and are treated as hard gates.
Networking experience (BGP, Wi-Fi, SD-WAN, cloud networking, data center networking) and security engineering/architecture appear only under Preferred Qualifications. Wi-Fi and data center networking are omitted as skill entries since they are generic infrastructure concepts rather than named tools; BGP, SD-WAN, and cloud networking are retained as the most concrete named items.
The salary figures shown are for the McLean, VA location (the highest band). Candidates in other locations will receive the band for their location per the posting.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software development, people management, security engineering.
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