Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

Sr. Manager, Solution Architect

Capital One is hiring a skilled Solutions Architect to join our exceptional team of talented technologists in the solution architecture team in Bank Tech. The Bank Tech team defines, engineers, and manages technology solutions for Capital One’s consumer, small business and commercial banking business, powering a portfolio of systems and products used daily by millions of customers.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership for designing and implementing critical technology solutions which span a wide number of Bank Tech Platforms. In addition to working with the banking business, technology and operations team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to architecture across broader Bank and Enterprise teams.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead solutions architecture design for multi-platform/cross-platform solutions

Leading Trade-off and impact analysis work for hard to change technical decisions, and manage technical conflict

Demonstrate thought leadership and strategy in partnership with delivery and product partners

Explain and represent solutions in the Architecture Review Boards, and various product, platform and architecture discussions

Presenting work products and strategies to product managers, technology leadership across Capital One

Function as a primary architecture point of contact for other architecture teams and delivery teams for solutions and systems

Continuously learn as technology needs evolve

The successful candidate will:

Effectively communicate and build relationships to interact, inform, influence and communicate with key stakeholders at all levels across the company

Exhibit mastery of facilitation and influence across teams, departments and divisions

Enjoy the camaraderie, debates, and leaning that comes from working with a team of passionate technologists

See the impact of near term and long term choices, and are great at explaining it

Possess excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask, while quickly shifting context and priorities

Have a proven track record for leading and enabling technology, architecture and software engineering activities at enterprise scale

Be self-motivated and display an unwavering responsibility to deliver high quality results and commitments

Possess a keen attention to detail and a passion for Architecture, Software Engineering, Technology and Customer Experience

Have an intellectual curiosity and interest to maintain and acquire new business, technology and architecture skills

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree

At least 6 years of experience in Software Engineering and Systems Architecture or Technology Solution design

At least 2 years of experience creating solutions architectures in a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Technology

7+ years of experience in software engineering

5+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect in large/complex organizations

8+ years of experience architecting, designing, modeling and/or delivering delivering scalable and decoupled systems in a heavily regulated technology environment

5+ years of experience on Kafka, Spark or Airflow

3+ years of experience working with internal and external business clients

3+ years of experience with AWS concepts and implementations

Experience to engaging, influencing and driving initiatives by partnering with technology executives

Experience mentoring software engineers or architects

Experience in a regulated environment (HIPAA, PCI, Privacy, etc)

Ability to communicate at all levels in the organizations with required technical depth and breadth

AWS or equivalent certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Solution Architect-Associate, GCP or Azure)

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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