Senior Staff Cloud Engineer – AI-Driven Asset Intelligence

Capital One; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 315,000 - 359,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One seeks a Senior Staff Cloud Engineer to lead Asset and Cloud inventory, intelligence, and insights, delivering AI-native solutions enterprise-wide. You will shape platform strategy, drive modernization to microservices, and mentor peers while partnering with architecture and engineering leaders across divisions.

The role emphasizes scalable, secure cloud platforms, performance, and operational excellence, with opportunities to influence technology decisions at senior levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 9+ years of software engineering experience.
• 6+ years in cloud engineering and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical operational solutions.
• Ensure quality of technical design and implementation.
• Lead modernization toward microservices and event-driven platforms.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to define platform strategy and API standards.
• Mentor engineers and drive professional development.

Skills

Java/Scala/Python

Go/Node.js

Cloud architectures

Kubernetes

Serverless

AI/ML concepts

Distributed systems

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related

Master’s preferred

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

CMDBs

Graph knowledge tools

Job description

Capital One seeks a Senior Staff Cloud Engineer to lead Asset and Cloud inventory, intelligence, and insights, delivering AI-native solutions enterprise-wide. You will shape platform strategy, drive modernization to microservices, and mentor peers while partnering with architecture and engineering leaders across divisions.

The role emphasizes scalable, secure cloud platforms, performance, and operational excellence, with opportunities to influence technology decisions at senior levels.