Senior Lead Software Engineer, DevOps

Capital One

Senior Lead Software Engineer driving technology transformation at Capital One. Leading projects and mentoring teams in DevOps, cloud solutions, and innovative technologies.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeMcLean • California, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $209,000 - $286,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesPerlPythonRubySplunkSQLTerraformUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
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 powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Ruby and Go, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
9+ years of DevOps Engineering experience (Preferred)
6+ years of experience with coding and scripting (Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl or Ruby) (Preferred)
4+ years of experience in infrastructure design, implementation and delivery (Preferred)
3+ years of experience with monitoring tools (Splunk or Zabbix) (Preferred)
3+ years of experience with Container orchestration services including Docker or Kubernetes (Preferred)
3+ years of experience working with Agile Development Practices (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being.

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningdistributed microservicesfull stack systemsJavaPythonSQLRubyGoDevOps EngineeringCloud Native technologies

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationcommunicationleadershippassion for technologyexperimentationcommunity participation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree