Lead Platform Engineer

Capital One

Lead Platform Engineer at Capital One focusing on DevOps tools and technology. Drive innovation and support diverse engineering teams in a collaborative environment.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeRichmond • New York, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $149,800 - $205,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSJenkins

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide prompt and effective technical support to users, troubleshooting issues and answering questions
Monitor system performance, security, and data integrity, taking proactive measures to address potential problems
Stay up-to-date with the latest Google Workspace features and best practices, implementing updates and improvements as needed
Develop and maintain clear documentation and training materials for users
Focus on building and maintaining the underlying operational aspects of the platform including remediating vulnerabilities
Monitor platform support Slack channels and address customer questions and issues
Work closely with the Architecture team to align the platforms to latest architecture and configuration
Encourage innovation, automation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization and diversity to a legacy process
Collaborate with the Software Engineers to ensure software works seamlessly on the platforms
Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
Continuously improve platform engineering practices and proactively identify risks and execute strategies that eliminate or mitigate those risks
Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies
Directly and indirectly lead a teams of engineers and people leaders to build strategy for each platform and drive being Well Managed

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
At least 2 years of experience administering Google Workspace

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

technical supporttroubleshootingsystem performance monitoringdata integritydocumentation developmentplatform engineeringAgile methodologiesbuild and deployment toolsAWSGoogle Workspace administration

Soft Skills

team leadershipinnovationautomationcollaborationself-organizationdiversityproblem-solvingcommunicationstrategic thinkingrisk management

Certifications

High School DiplomaGEDequivalent certification