Senior Data Engineer: Modeling & Architecture Lead

HITEC; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is hiring a Data Engineer 4 (Manager IC) in Richmond, VA to lead cloud-first data solutions and partner with product teams. The role emphasizes scalable architectures, data modeling, and mentoring others in a collaborative environment.

You’ll work across teams to design pipelines, enforce best practices, and deliver robust data platforms that empower millions of Americans with better financial insights. This is a senior IC role with leadership influence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• At least 4 years of experience in application development.
• At least 2 years of experience with distributed data.
• At least 2 years of experience with SQL.
• At least 2 years of experience in one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala).
• At least 2 years of experience in data pipeline design and development.
• At least 1 year of experience in data modeling and end-to-end data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support full-stack data solutions in cloud-first environments.
• Mentor and influence developers, data analysts, and data scientists.
• Collaborate with product managers and software engineers to deliver robust data platforms.
• Architect and enforce data engineering design patterns for quality and reuse.
• Communicate data outcomes effectively to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

Scala

Distributed data

Data modeling

Data pipelines

Cloud data platforms

Education

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

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

EMR

Spark

Airflow

Dagster

Job description

Capital One is hiring a Data Engineer 4 (Manager IC) in Richmond, VA to lead cloud-first data solutions and partner with product teams. The role emphasizes scalable architectures, data modeling, and mentoring others in a collaborative environment.

You’ll work across teams to design pipelines, enforce best practices, and deliver robust data platforms that empower millions of Americans with better financial insights. This is a senior IC role with leadership influence.