Capital One
Senior Software Engineer, Splunk
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 Back End Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. What You'll Do: Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, queries, and alerts to monitor system performance, application health, and security events. Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective Splunk visualizations and reports. Optimize and troubleshoot existing Splunk configurations to improve performance and usability. Integrate data sources into Splunk using forwarders, APIs, and custom scripts. Support incident response and root cause analysis by providing relevant Splunk data and insights. Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure comprehensive logging and monitoring coverage. Stay current with Splunk best practices, new features, and industry trends to continuously improve our observability capabilities. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply) Preferred Qualifications: 4+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk development, including dashboard creation, query optimization, and alerting. Strong proficiency in SPL (Search Processing Language) and familiarity with Splunk Enterprise Security or ITSI. Experience integrating data from various sources (e.g., syslog, APIs, cloud services) into Splunk. Prior experience working with financial systems or in the banking domain, with an understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOX). Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell for data manipulation and automation. Familiarity with log management and observability tools beyond Splunk (e.g., ELK stack, Grafana, Prometheus). Understanding of security and compliance requirements in logging and monitoring. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Excellent communication skills to translate technical findings into business-relevant insights. 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. Riverwoods, IL: $144,200 - $164,600 for Senior Software Engineer McLean, VA: $158,600 - $181,000 for Senior Software 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. 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.
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 Back End Software Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Software Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. What You'll Do: Develop and maintain Splunk dashboards, queries, and alerts to monitor system performance, application health, and security events. Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective Splunk visualizations and reports. Optimize and troubleshoot existing Splunk configurations to improve performance and usability. Integrate data sources into Splunk using forwarders, APIs, and custom scripts. Support incident response and root cause analysis by providing relevant Splunk data and insights. Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure comprehensive logging and monitoring coverage. Stay current with Splunk best practices, new features, and industry trends to continuously improve our observability capabilities. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience (Internship experience does not apply) Preferred Qualifications: 4+ years of hands-on experience with Splunk development, including dashboard creation, query optimization, and alerting. Strong proficiency in SPL (Search Processing Language) and familiarity with Splunk Enterprise Security or ITSI. Experience integrating data from various sources (e.g., syslog, APIs, cloud services) into Splunk. Prior experience working with financial systems or in the banking domain, with an understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOX). Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell for data manipulation and automation. Familiarity with log management and observability tools beyond Splunk (e.g., ELK stack, Grafana, Prometheus). Understanding of security and compliance requirements in logging and monitoring. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, agile environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail. Excellent communication skills to translate technical findings into business-relevant insights. 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. Riverwoods, IL: $144,200 - $164,600 for Senior Software Engineer McLean, VA: $158,600 - $181,000 for Senior Software 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. 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.