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Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Hispanic Technology Executive Council
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/15/2026
West Creek 4 (12074), United States of America, Richmond, VirginiaSenior Manager, Platform Engineering

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? Do you have a proven track record of leading diverse teams to achieve great results? 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 creating and supporting DevOps tools with emerging technologies to join our team. As a Platform Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

General Responsibilities:

  • Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios
  • Continuously improve platform engineering practices and proactively identify risks and execute strategies that eliminate or mitigate those risks
  • Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies
  • Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience and scalability of your platform solutions
  • Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new 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
  • Directly and indirectly lead a teams of engineers and people leaders to build strategy for each platform and drive being Well Managed, the core goal at Capital One
  • Participate in talent and succession planning, encourage innovation, implement cutting-edge technologies, elevate inclusion, offer out of the box thinking, celebrate teamwork, self-organization and diversity
  • Utilize scripting languages like Python, SQL, Ruby and groovy, Container Orchestration services including Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services
  • Attack complex business opportunities by working with LOB stakeholders, leadership and your teams
  • Collaborate on bigger initiatives to represent their impacts on your platforms and guide decision makers
  • Drive decommissioning of legacy systems

Basic Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
  • At least 8 years of experience using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, GitHub, or Artifactory)
  • At least 6 years of experience with AWS
  • At least 4 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior business and product stakeholders (Director ) on strategy and roadmaps
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering
  • At least 1 year of experience in the financial or tech industry
  • At least 5 years of experience managing relationships with Business or Product stakeholders, architects and external partners
  • At least 4 years of experience leading a team within an agile environment
  • At least 4 years of experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or another cloud service
  • At least 4 years of experience with MS SharePoint & MS Power Platform, Confluence or DocuSign
  • At least 4 years of experience with platform selection and implementation at the enterprise level

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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 . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

No agencies please. Capital One is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. 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 . 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

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).

 

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