Senior Data Engineer & Team Lead — Cloud Data Platforms

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

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 4 in Richmond, VA to design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions. You will collaborate with agile teams and mentor others while ensuring robust data security and governance.

This role emphasizes leadership in distributed data environments and hands-on work with modern data platforms. You will work with Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud technologies across Databricks and Snowflake, delivering data products that enable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• At least 4 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply).
• At least 2 years of experience in distributed data.
• At least 2 years of experience with SQL.
• At least 2 years of experience with 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 designing end-to-end data solutions using both relational and non-relational database systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical data solutions across full-stack development tools and technologies.
• Influence a team of developers, data analysts and data scientists with experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, lakehouse architecture, and full-stack systems.
• Design and build data pipelines and platforms with a focus on scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
• Architect and enforce common data engineering design patterns to ensure code quality, maintainability, and reusability across data platforms and pipelines.
• Serve as an ambassador for the data engineering team, communicating technical concepts and data outcomes to stakeholders to drive alignment.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java/Scala

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Spark

Airflow

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Data Engineer 4 in Richmond, VA to design, build, and operate scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions. You will collaborate with agile teams and mentor others while ensuring robust data security and governance.

This role emphasizes leadership in distributed data environments and hands-on work with modern data platforms. You will work with Python, SQL, Spark, and cloud technologies across Databricks and Snowflake, delivering data products that enable