Lead Platform Engineer; Global Network Testing

Lead Platform Engineer (Global Payment Network Testing) – Capital One

Join to apply for the Lead Platform Engineer (Global Payment Network Testing) role at Capital One. Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex technical problems in a fast‑paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you’ll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs.

We are seeking Platform Engineers who are passionate about creating and supporting Dev Ops tools with emerging technologies to join our team. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

• Quality assurance: A strong understanding of software quality assurance principles, security, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including product owners and engineers, to ensure the final product meets all requirements and appropriate testing has been planned.
• Translate business requirements into quality specifications and provide quality direction for the product team.
• Leadership:
  Ability to guide technical teams to ensure solutions are built with a quality mindset.
• Continuously improve software engineering practices.
• Oversee and ensure the quality of test plans, test cases, test matrix, and bug reporting.
• Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full‑stack of development tools and technologies.
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience and scalability of your solutions.
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering community.
• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting‑edge technologies, inclusion, outside‑of‑the‑box thinking, teamwork, self‑organization and diversity.
• Utilize scripting languages like Python, SQL, Ruby and Groovy, Container Orchestration services including Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services.

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
• At least 6 years of experience using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, Git Hub, or Artifactory).
• At least 4 years of test automation experience.
• At least 4 years of experience with AWS.
• At least 2 years of team leadership experience.

• 5+ years of experience with AWS.
• 3+ years of experience with Xray, Confluence or Zephyr.
• 2+ years of experience in Agile practices.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F‑1 OPT, F‑1 STEM OPT, F‑1 CPT, J‑1, TN, E‑2, E‑3, L‑1 and O‑1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

The minimum and maximum full‑time annual salaries for this role are listed below by location. Salaries for part‑time roles will be prorated based on the agreed number of hours to be regularly worked.

• Chicago, IL: $144,000 - $164,400
• McLean, VA: $158,400 - $180,800
• Riverwoods, IL: $144,000 - $164,400
• Other locations:
  Pay range associated with that location; actual offer reflects the amount.

This role is also eligible to earn performance‑based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long‑term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non‑discretionary depending on the plan.

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

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal‑opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment…