Senior Cloud Engineer - AI, Automation & Scale

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer (Cloud Engineer 5) to lead adoption of AI, automation and scalable cloud platforms, delivering secure, compliant solutions for millions of customers. You will drive end-to-end design and mentor teams while collaborating with product managers to align technology with business goals.

The role requires deep cloud expertise, hands-on coding in languages like Java/Python/Go/Node.js, and experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD tooling to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of cloud engineering experience.
• Experience leading cloud-native architectures and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead adoption of AI and automation to improve cloud scalability and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership across teams and shape system architecture.
• Collaborate with product managers to define roadmaps and deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Mentor engineers and participate in internal/external technology communities.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Kubernetes

Docker

Java

Python

Go

Node.js

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

OCI

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Crossplane

OPA

Serverless

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer (Cloud Engineer 5) to lead adoption of AI, automation and scalable cloud platforms, delivering secure, compliant solutions for millions of customers. You will drive end-to-end design and mentor teams while collaborating with product managers to align technology with business goals.

The role requires deep cloud expertise, hands-on coding in languages like Java/Python/Go/Node.js, and experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD tooling to ensure