Lead Platform Engineer — AWS DevOps & Platform Innovation

Capital One Group; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer in Chicago to drive DevOps tooling and platform modernization. You will work with product owners to specify capabilities, collaborate across teams, and lead automated testing and deployment efforts.

The role emphasizes scalability, reliability, and staying current with technology trends. You will mentor engineers, participate in agile ceremonies, and help implement end-to-end solutions across technology layers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with build and deployment tools (Jenkins, GitHub, or Artifactory).
• 2+ years of leadership experience.
• Experience with AWS cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners to understand application capabilities and testing scenarios.
• Communicate with technical, third-party, and business resources through documentation and discussion.
• Engineer integrated end-to-end support frameworks across technology layers with other platforms.
• Lead automated testing efforts to ensure successful production deployments.
• Design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions within Agile teams.
• Drive craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions.
• Mentor other engineers and advocate for cutting-edge technologies and inclusive teamwork.

Skills

Team leadership

Agile practices

Communication

Tools

AWS

Jenkins

GitHub

Artifactory

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer in Chicago to drive DevOps tooling and platform modernization. You will work with product owners to specify capabilities, collaborate across teams, and lead automated testing and deployment efforts.

The role emphasizes scalability, reliability, and staying current with technology trends. You will mentor engineers, participate in agile ceremonies, and help implement end-to-end solutions across technology layers.