Senior Data Engineer: Cloud Data Pipelines & Transformations

Capital One National Association; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 209,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 in Richmond, VA to design, build, and operate cloud-first data solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will guide architects, implement scalable data pipelines, and mentor junior engineers while championing data quality and observability.

Ideal candidates have strong SQL, Python/Scala/Java, and experience with Databricks, Snowflake, and distributed data workloads in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 6+ years of experience in application development (internship excluded).
• 4+ years of distributed data experience.
• 4+ years of experience with SQL.
• 4+ years of programming in Python, Java, or Scala.
• 4+ years designing and developing data pipelines.
• 2+ years data modeling with relational and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, and support data solutions.
• Lead data pipelines and cloud-first architectures using Snowflake and Databricks.
• Mentor engineers and share data best practices across the team.
• Architect scalable data platforms with emphasis on quality and reusability.

Skills

SQL

Python

Spark

Data pipelines

Distributed data

NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Data modeling

Agile

Machine learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

EMR

Dagster

Airflow

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 5 in Richmond, VA to design, build, and operate cloud-first data solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will guide architects, implement scalable data pipelines, and mentor junior engineers while championing data quality and observability.

Ideal candidates have strong SQL, Python/Scala/Java, and experience with Databricks, Snowflake, and distributed data workloads in an Agile environment.