Senior Staff Cloud Engineer, Cloud Strategy & Innovation

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VASan Francisco, CARichmond, VANew York, NYPlano, TX
Salary
$314,800–$359,300 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Above market

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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $154,375–$235,987 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $337k versus about $195k 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 2107 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1107 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Cloud Engineer, Cloud Strategy & Innovation

The Sr. Staff Cloud Engineer (Cloud Strategy & Innovation) joins the Cloud Foundations team to drive a major transformation by delivering scalable, secure, and flexible cloud infrastructure solutions. This role involves defining cloud infrastructure strategy, including cloud connectivity, automating landing zones, and managing cloud platforms. You will decompose complex problems into operational solutions, lead the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures, and oversee the adoption of emerging AI and automation capabilities. Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, defining API standards, and ensuring non-functional system characteristics like scalability and operability. Required skills include experience with Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js, along with public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI. You will also utilize Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, and Crossplane.

What does a Cloud Engineer earn?

Median $152167 from 44 postings across 12 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Drive the cloud infrastructure strategy including connectivity, landing zones, and platform management.
  • Decompose complex business problems into practical and operational technical solutions.
  • Drive the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms.
  • Lead the adoption of emerging AI and automation capabilities to improve cloud platform efficiency.
  • Define long-term platform strategies and API standards with senior engineering and architecture leaders.
  • Mentor and coach engineering teams to strengthen technical expertise and professional development.
  • Ensure the quality of technical designs and implementation for non-functional system characteristics.
  • Lead cross-divisional projects that promote technological best practices and infrastructure enhancements.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • At least 9 years of experience in software engineering.
  • At least 6 years of experience in cloud engineering.
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (preferred).
  • 12+ years of experience in coding with Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js (preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI) (preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience in CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and Automated Governance (preferred).
  • One or more active certifications related to cloud infrastructure management or security (preferred).

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