Senior Cloud Engineer - Scale, AI Automation & Resilience

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Cloud Engineer 4 to lead cloud initiatives and drive reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. You will mentor a team, collaborate with product managers, and implement cloud-native patterns across architectures in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll work with Java, Scala, Python, Go, and Node.js, and leverage Docker and Kubernetes to build scalable cloud platforms that meet regulatory needs. This role emphasizes ownership and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS or related field.
• At least 5 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of cloud engineering experience.
• Experience with Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js.
• Experience with public cloud platforms and IaC tools.
• Ability to lead and mentor Agile teams and manage cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead adoption of AI and automation to improve cloud platforms and workflows.
• Mentor other engineers and participate in tech communities.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver cloud-based solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across Agile teams and set design standards.
• Partner with architects on service boundaries and reusable frameworks.
• Identify improvement areas for well-managed cloud solutions.
• Influence long-term strategy and consider cybersecurity and regulatory issues.
• Lead technical strategy for cloud initiatives and mentor developers.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

Cloud engineering

Container orchestration

Docker

Kubernetes

Agile

Security & compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or related quantitative field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

OCI

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Crossplane

OPA

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Cloud Engineer 4 to lead cloud initiatives and drive reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. You will mentor a team, collaborate with product managers, and implement cloud-native patterns across architectures in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll work with Java, Scala, Python, Go, and Node.js, and leverage Docker and Kubernetes to build scalable cloud platforms that meet regulatory needs. This role emphasizes ownership and continuous improvement.