Lead Data Engineer - Data Transformation; Modeling and Architecture

Lead Data Engineer – Data Transformation (Modeling and Architecture)

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business 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 solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Data Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies.

As a Capital One Lead Data Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

• Design and maintain comprehensive data models — spanning conceptual, logical, and physical layers to ensure scalable architecture and high data integrity across enterprise systems.
• Architect and implement robust data ecosystem solutions, including Data Lake and Data Warehouse patterns, to support diverse analytical and operational requirements.
• Support high-performance data pipelines and complex transformations that utilize SQL, Spark, and Python to process large-scale datasets efficiently.
• Define and enforce rigorous data governance standards while managing metadata frameworks to ensure data compliance and discoverability.
• Translate complex technical concepts into actionable business insights, working independently to lead initiatives and collaborate with stakeholders to meet organizational goals.
• Contribute to the evolution of the data ecosystem by designing AI‑ready architectures.
• Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, implement, and support technical solutions.
• Work with a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, AI, distributed microservices, and full stack systems.
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal and external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• At least 4 years of experience in application development (Internship experience does not apply)
• At least 2 years of experience in big data technologies
• At least 1 year experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

• 4+ years of experience in Data Architecture / Data Modeling
• 7+ years of experience in application development including Python, SQL, Scala, or Java
• 4+ years of experience with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)
• 4+ years of experience with distributed data/computing tools (Map Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, EMR, Kafka, Spark, Gurobi, or MySQL)
• 4+ years of experience working on real-time data and streaming applications
• 4+ years of experience with No
  
  SQL implementation (Mongo, Cassandra)
• 4+ years of data warehousing experience (Redshift or Snowflake)
• 4+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux including basic commands and shell scripting
• 2+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices
• Experience leveraging interactive AI tooling to accelerate productivity, utilizing capabilities beyond basic code completion

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).

Cambridge, MA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Data Engineer

McLean, VA: $197,300 - $225,100 for Lead Data Engineer

Richmond, VA: $179,400 - $204,700 for Lead Data Engineer

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives…