Lead Software Engineer – DevOps

Capital One

Lead Software Engineer responsible for DevOps processes and technology projects at Capital One. Collaborating on cloud-based solutions and driving machine learning and microservices initiatives.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRichmond • Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $179,400 - $225,100 per yearWebsite

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Hard Skills

machine learningdistributed microservicesfull stack systemsDevOps EngineeringCloud Native technologiesUnix system administrationLinux system administrationcodingscriptingAgile Development Practices

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationpassion for technologycommunity participation

Tools & Technologies

JavaPythonSQLRubyGoDockerKubernetesAnsibleTerraformAWS

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

Industry Keywords

cloud-based solutionsfinancial empowermentbuild and deployment toolsdistributed database systemsclustered web services

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleApacheAWSAzureCassandraCloudDockerElasticSearchGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesPerlPythonRubySparkSQLTerraformUnix

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, and mentoring other members of the engineering community
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 4 years of experience in DevOps Engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
At least 3 years of experience in Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
At least 4 years of Unix or Linux system administration experience
7+ years of DevOps Engineering experience (Preferred)
4+ years of experience with coding and scripting (Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl or Ruby)
4+ years of experience with technologies Apache Mesos, Marathon, or Apache Spark (Preferred)
4+ years of experience using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, Docker) (Preferred)
2+ years of experience with distributed database systems (Cassandra, ElasticSearch) (Preferred)
2+ years of experience with deploying clustered web services (Preferred)
2+ years of experience working within Agile Development Practices (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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