Distinguished Engineer - Autonomous Deployments

Distinguished Engineer - Autonomous Deployments As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions. At Capital One, we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence, collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next‑generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community. Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization. About the Team As a Distinguished Engineer in Capital One’s Developer Platforms organization, you will lead the technical vision for transforming the software delivery value chain and life cycle, with a specific focus on the enterprise Continuous Deployment (CD) charter – leveraging state‑of‑the‑art technology to accelerate time to market of high‑quality software. You will operate as a trusted domain advisor and resilient builder, driving innovation across organizational boundaries to define the future of delivering quality software, at scale and speed in a regulated ecosystem. Responsibilities Architectural Vision & Strategy: Steward the technical strategy for the software delivery ecosystem (serving thousands of developers) focusing on continuous deployment and defining the technical vision for a modern, frictionless software delivery value chain. Transform How We Work and Deliver Software with AI/ML enablement: Lead the transformation of the software delivery value chain, powered by AI/ML capabilities intelligent automation, predictive testing, deployment risk assessment and operations Platform Leadership: Lead the architectural vision, abstracting away complexity, and driving the creation of "paved roads" that allow teams to move fast. Hands‑on Contribution: Maintain a hands‑on programming presence to prototype complex deployment architectures, validate architectural decisions, and build core foundational systems. Enterprise Alignment: Drive large‑scale technical transformation, and ensuring consistency of solution architectures across complex enterprise domains for compliance, adoption, and value delivery. Partnership & Influence: As a technical leader in a horizontal enterprise organization, partner with engineering and business leaders the verticalm Lines of Business to accelerate immediate improvements, define standards for software flow from commit to production, and serve as a subject matter expert for the enterprise. Technical Mentorship & Culture: Grow technical leaders by mentoring engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, and actively recruiting talent while championing an inclusive environment. Risk & Measurement: Define metrics to measure and articulate company progress and work closely with key stakeholders such as internal risk partners and federal regulators. Basic Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience At least 7 years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture At least 3 years of experience with public cloud technologies Preferred Qualifications Masters’ Degree Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience Experience leading technical strategy for large‑scale engineering organizations, with measurable improvements to developer productivity or delivery metrics Ability to build consensus and drive adoption of new technical standards across diverse engineering teams without relying on authority 10+ years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture 7+ years experience designing and building enterprise platform solutions 5+ years of experience with Agile software development 4+ years experience with AWS 3+ years of experience defining software design, architecture and engineering practices AWS Certifications Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Capital One