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Senior Platform Engineer, Workday (Payroll)

Capital One
Cambridge, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/9/2025 CLOSED ON 1/12/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Platform Engineer, Workday (Payroll) position at Capital One?

Job Description:

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'll 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 developing highly-resilient, fundamentally-sound objects to support the Human Resource technology driving Capital One. As part of a team that’s leading the next wave of disruption on a whole new scale, you will play an integral part in advancing Capital One’s Human Resource Technology ecosystem and culture of technical excellence. You will champion automation of functional and technical processes and bring your expertise to drive innovative solutions.

General Responsibilities:

  • Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
  • Understand and translate the priorities of the business while integrating HR value proposition and strategies to meet the needs of the business
  • Deliver solutions in Workday across HCM, Recruiting, Compensation, Payroll and Benefits through efficient and organized processes while maintaining high standards
  • Effectively communicate across team, Product Owner, stakeholders and influence solutions across business partners
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements, collaborate with HR partners to provide innovative ideas and insights to redesign business processes that will optimize business results.
  • Continually research, test and stay up-to-date on Workday updates, fixes and capabilities
  • Build & maintain thorough documentation for system implementation
  • Primary contact for questions related to how the system works from a business and a technical perspective
  • Provide production support for Workday by troubleshooting problems, testing, and working with the business to resolve issues

Basic Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
  • At least 4 years of experience with Workday functional configuration tasks, including HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Time Tracking, and Performance Management
  • At least 2 years of experience configuring business processes within the Workday platform
  • At least 1 years of experience with calculated fields or custom reports

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5 years of experience with Workday functional configuration
  • Experience working in an agile delivery environment
  • Workday or Workday Pro certifications (HCM, Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Time Tracking, Performance Management)
  • 2 years of experience with Workday Security or Workday Reporting
  • 1 year of experience loading HCM data into Workday using existing Enterprise Interface Builders (EIB’s)

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).

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Cambridge, MA: $127,500 - $145,500 for Senior Platform Engineer

Chicago, IL: $115,900 - $132,200 for Senior Platform Engineer

McLean, VA: $127,500 - $145,500 for Senior Platform Engineer

New York, NY: $139,100 - $158,700 for Senior Platform Engineer

Plano, TX: $115,900 - $132,200 for Senior Platform Engineer

Richmond, VA: $115,900 - $132,200 for Senior Platform Engineer

San Francisco, CA: $139,100 - $158,700 for Senior Platform Engineer

Wilmington, DE: $115,900 - $132,200 for Senior Platform 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 (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.

Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Salary : $115,900 - $132,200

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