Senior Cloud Engineer | AI-Driven Platform Architect

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

Job summary

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Cloud Engineer 5 to drive a major transformation by building scalable cloud platforms and leading a team of developers. You will guide the adoption of emerging AI and automation while ensuring regulatory compliance and robust performance across cloud environments.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and shape platform roadmaps, delivering secure, reliable solutions using Java, Scala, Python, Go, and Node.js with Docker and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related quantitative field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of cloud engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the adoption of AI and automation to improve cloud platform scalability and reliability.
• Direct a portfolio of technology projects and a seasoned development team.
• Mentor engineers and share advanced cloud engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions for customers.
• Utilize Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js; manage containers with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and shape long-term architecture.
• Drive end-to-end design of large-scale, cloud-native systems with high performance.
• Contribute to platform roadmaps and shared services strategy.
• Identify improvement opportunities and enforce secure, compliant cloud solutions.
• Influence technology strategy within the portfolio and business unit.

Skills

Software engineering

Cloud engineering

Leadership

Mentoring

AI & automation awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Capital One in McLean, VA seeks a Cloud Engineer 5 to drive a major transformation by building scalable cloud platforms and leading a team of developers. You will guide the adoption of emerging AI and automation while ensuring regulatory compliance and robust performance across cloud environments.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product managers, and shape platform roadmaps, delivering secure, reliable solutions using Java, Scala, Python, Go, and Node.js with Docker and Kubernetes.