Manager, Platform Engineering; Connex Switch- Leader; Global Network

Manager, Platform Engineering (Connex Switch)- People Leader (Global Payment Network) at Capital One summary:

This role is for a Manager of Platform Engineering at Capital One, focusing on leading a team responsible for the Connex Switch and related database systems within a global payment network. The position involves hands-on development, team leadership, stakeholder management, and driving transformation through innovative use of technologies such as AWS, Dev Ops tools, and cloud-native architectures. The manager will mentor engineers, ensure high-quality implementations, and support modernization efforts in banking and payment transaction processing systems.

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 will 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 will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

General Responsibilities:

• Manage stakeholder expectations effectively and prioritize and scope teams deliverables.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to efficiently and effectively allocate team members to deliverables that address customer needs channeled through debit operations.

• Effective decision-making to manage and reduce potential risks to network from implementations.

• Responsible for Connex
  Database development to support PULSE Customer Onboarding, Implementation, Scaling, and maintenance.

• Lead and develop a team of Connex Database engineers.

• Mentor and develop team to high-performance culture with focus on consistent delivery of high-quality zero-defect implementations.

• Hands-on development, testing and implementation with CED database and related tools.

• Continuously improving CED coding and testing practices

• Develop automation by building CED macros and automate functional & regression testing for CED database changes.

• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.

• Hire, retain and lead high-functioning, diverse groups of engineering professionals, establishing clear objectives and key results, developing a consistent set of practices and processes across the team, and driving towards the resolution of challenging problems.

• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn modern 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 TAL, TACL, Shell Scripting, Python, and SQL

• Collaborate and partner with peers within immediate organization and across organization to share, learn and adopt best practices in software engineering, testing and implementations.

Basic Qualifications:

• 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 experience with AWS

• At least 2 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with CED database and related tools

• 7+ years of experience in managing change control files and utilities (CMSUTIL, SWAPBLD, SWAPROLL, CEDUTIL)

• 7+ years of experience in TAL, TACL programming languages

• 5+ years of experience in Connex Switching system architecture with hands-on experience in design, coding, and testing for other Connex components like AP and PI,

• 5+ years of experience in CED database security, including user access and data/file security.

• 5+ years of experience with financial industry practices, regulations, and operations

• 7+ years of experience in banking and payment domains, including transaction processing, merchant acquiring/issuing, and batch processing.

• Experienced with ATM and POS device driving, scheme and interchange links, card and account authorization services, and key management/validation using Thales and Safe Net HSMs

• Familiarity with utilities such as FUP, Pathway, Inspect, Histrpt, and Logcan

• Experience in Cobol, Tandem, and Non-Stop

• Experience with Paragon Simulator and JIRA

• Experienced in projects that involve modernization of legacy platforms and technologies.

• 7+ years experience in building platforms and services using REST APIs & Microservices Architecture

• Experienced in cloud-native architecture and AWS or other Cloud technologies.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this…