Staff Cloud Engineer

Capital One Financial

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Work type
On-site
Location
McLean, VARichmond, VANew York, NYPlano, TX
Salary
$269,100–$307,200 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $159,976–$236,840 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $288k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 2229 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $197,300–$225,100 across 1126 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Cloud Engineer

The Staff Cloud Engineer joins a collaborative team to drive a major cloud infrastructure transformation. This role involves articulating a bold technical vision, decomposing complex problems into operational solutions, and ensuring the quality of technical designs. You will lead the modernization of monolithic systems into microservice architectures and event-driven platforms while mentoring engineers and influencing long-term platform strategy. Key responsibilities include managing cross-divisional projects, defining API standards, and adopting agentic AI coding tools to improve scalability and reliability. The position requires proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js, along with experience in AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI. You must demonstrate expertise in CI/CD orchestration, Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks like Terraform or Pulumi, and Automated Governance using Policy-as-Code DSLs like OPA.

What does a Cloud Engineer earn?

Median $142450 from 46 postings across 13 companies.

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What you'll do

  • 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.
  • Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics like performance and scalability.
  • Mentor and coach engineers to strengthen the technical expertise of the broader engineering community.
  • Lead cross-divisional projects that promote technological best practices and enterprise-wide standards.
  • Ensure the quality of technical designs and implementations across the cloud infrastructure.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
  • At least 8 years of experience in software engineering.
  • At least 4 years of experience in cloud engineering.
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering (preferred).
  • 10+ years of experience in coding with at least one of Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js (preferred).
  • 6+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI) (preferred).
  • 6+ years of experience in CI/CD orchestration, Infrastructure-as-Code, and Automated Governance (preferred).
  • One or more active certifications related to cloud infrastructure management or security (preferred).

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