Lead Data Engineer - Cloud, ML & Real-Time Data

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,300 - 225,100; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive data platform initiatives across cloud and big data technologies, delivering scalable, secure solutions for customers nationwide.

You will collaborate with agile teams and engineers skilled in Java, Python, Scala and SQL, build robust data pipelines on AWS with Redshift or Snowflake, mentor teammates, and align technical delivery with business goals while continuously improving performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience with Python, SQL and distributed data technologies.
• Strong cloud experience (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud).
• Experience with data warehousing and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support scalable data solutions.
• Build and maintain cloud-based data pipelines using modern tools.
• Mentor teammates and review code to ensure performance and reliability.
• Work with ML, microservices and full-stack systems across platforms.

Skills

Python

SQL

Scala

Go

TypeScript

Java

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

AWS

Redshift

Snowflake

MongoDB

Cassandra

Kubernetes

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive data platform initiatives across cloud and big data technologies, delivering scalable, secure solutions for customers nationwide.

You will collaborate with agile teams and engineers skilled in Java, Python, Scala and SQL, build robust data pipelines on AWS with Redshift or Snowflake, mentor teammates, and align technical delivery with business goals while continuously improving performance and reliability.