API & Client Onboarding Lead - Digital Implementations

Capital One; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in Illinois is seeking a Lead Technical Consultant with strong API background to develop and maintain user stories and ensure alignment with product vision. You will guide testing and validation of REST APIs, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure readiness for go-live.

Responsibilities include planning, sign-off, and removing roadblocks, with a focus on delivering high-quality API integrations for payments and core services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience.
• At least 2 years of experience with REST APIs and JSON formats.
• At least 2 years using API testing tools like Postman or Hoppscotch to construct HTTP requests, inspect headers, and debug payloads.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains well-developed user stories from prioritized features.
• Ensures that each user story is aligned with product vision, has adequate acceptance criteria, and meets the definition of ready.
• Makes decisions regarding functionality and priority of work efforts.
• Provides product and technical consultation to working teams in order to drive results.
• Signs off to accept each user story.
• Solves problems critical to the success of project initiatives.
• Partners with teams to identify and remove roadblocks.
• Participates in planning events, team demos, system demos, retrospectives, inspect and adapt workshops, and other ceremonies.
• Develops and maintains project plans to drive results on new project initiatives.
• Ensures tasks, deliverables, and schedule commitments are met.

Skills

REST APIs

JSON

Postman

Hoppscotch

Education

Bachelor’s degree or military experience

Tools

Postman

Hoppscotch

Job description

Capital One in Illinois is seeking a Lead Technical Consultant with strong API background to develop and maintain user stories and ensure alignment with product vision. You will guide testing and validation of REST APIs, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure readiness for go-live.

Responsibilities include planning, sign-off, and removing roadblocks, with a focus on delivering high-quality API integrations for payments and core services.