Staff Cloud Engineer: Enterprise Cloud Platform Leader

Capital One; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 245,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to drive a major cloud infrastructure transformation. You will shape a bold technical vision, decompose complex problems, and ensure scalable, high-quality designs across platforms.

You will mentor peers, lead cross-divisional initiatives, and help modernize systems to microservices and event-driven architectures, while collaborating with senior leaders on platform strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• At least 8 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 4 years of cloud engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain.
• Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions.
• Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation.
• Lead modernization of monolithic systems into microservices and event-driven platforms.
• Collaborate with leadership to define long-term platform strategy and API standards.
• Mentor engineers and elevate technical skills across teams.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Software engineering

Java/Scala/Python/Go/Node.js

CI/CD orchestration

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Policy-as-Code (OPA)

Security integration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Capital One is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to drive a major cloud infrastructure transformation. You will shape a bold technical vision, decompose complex problems, and ensure scalable, high-quality designs across platforms.

You will mentor peers, lead cross-divisional initiatives, and help modernize systems to microservices and event-driven architectures, while collaborating with senior leaders on platform strategy.