Lead Platform Engineer

About the role

At Capital One, you'll be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment where you'll solve complex technical problems and meet real customer needs. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll help drive a major transformation by creating and supporting DevOps tools with emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
• Continuously improve software engineering practices
• 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
• 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

Technologies & Tools

• Scripting languages: Python, SQL, Ruby, Groovy
• Container Orchestration: Docker, ECS
• Configuration Management: Ansible, Terraform
• AWS tools and services
• Build and deployment tools: Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory

Requirements

• 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

• 5+ years of experience with AWS
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or offer any immigration-related support for this position.

Pay

• McLean, VA: $164,800 - $188,100 for Lead Platform Engineer
• New York, NY: $179,700 - $205,100 for Lead Platform Engineer
• Plano, TX: $149,800 - $171,000 for Lead Platform Engineer
• Richmond, VA: $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. This role is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives.