Lead Platform Engineer – pTAL, TAL, TACL, HPE Nonstop, Enform, SQL

Capital One

Platform Engineer creating and supporting AWS DevOps tools and technologies at Capital One. Lead software engineering practices and mentor team members while driving technology transformations.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeHouston • Illinois, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $149,800 - $188,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSDockerGroovyJenkinsPythonRubySQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
Continuously improve software engineering practices
Work within and across Agile teams to 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
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
Utilize scripting languages like Python, SQL, Ruby and groovy, Container Orchestration services including Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
5+ years of experience with AWS (preferred)
2+ years of experience in Agile practices (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being
Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLRubyGroovyDockerECSAnsibleTerraformAWSAgile

Soft Skills

team leadershipinnovationmentoringself-organizationcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycreativityinclusivity

Certifications

High School DiplomaGEDequivalent certification