Senior Manager, SRE Risk Advisory and Oversight

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VANew York, NYRichmond, VA
Salary
$229,900–$262,400 / yr
Posted
3 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $199k
This role $246k
$153k most similar roles pay here $274k

This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $169,526–$228,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $246k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

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About Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial is a bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings products, known for its data-driven approach to consumer and commercial finance. Industry: Financial Services & Banking

Capital One Financial currently has 814 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 809 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, SRE Risk Advisory and Oversight

As a Senior Manager in SRE Risk Advisory and Oversight, you will join a critical team responsible for ensuring the enterprise’s software engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices meet high standards of cybersecurity, reliability, and data management. Your daily tasks include providing technical leadership and oversight over cloud services, migrations, and technology deployments, while leveraging modern tools like Gen AI to enhance system resilience. You will collaborate with various teams to assess and challenge existing engineering practices, ensuring robust automation, resiliency, and monitoring strategies are in place. Key responsibilities involve evaluating cloud infrastructure risks, drafting independent risk assessments for senior management, and integrating cutting-edge technologies such as containerization and AI/ML into the enterprise’s architecture. Essential skills include extensive experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, and open-source programming languages, along with a deep understanding of cloud-native architectures and observability toolsets like Splunk and Prometheus.

What you'll do

  • Provide independent technical leadership in assessing cloud-native systems against SRE best practices.
  • Evaluate and challenge proposed cloud engineering practices to ensure robust automation and resiliency strategies.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on core SRE pillars, advising teams on SLIs/SLOs and error budgeting.
  • Drive the integration of modern technologies like AI/ML into reliability and automation initiatives.
  • Conduct independent risk reviews of cloud infrastructure and software delivery lifecycles to identify systemic risks.

What we're looking for

  • At least 6 years of experience in software engineering, SRE, or IT.
  • At least 3 years of experience with cloud implementations (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and containerization.
  • Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability tools.
  • Ability to draft technical assessments for senior executives.
  • Professional certification in cloud services (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect).
  • Proven track record working in highly-regulated sectors like financial services.

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