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Capital One

Digital Solutions Architect - Cloud Services

West Creek 2 (12072), United States of America, Richmond, Virginia

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.

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Digital Solutions Architect - Cloud Services

Digital Solutions Architect

To be a great technology-driven company, Capital One is committed to providing outstanding products and experiences for our customers. That means using the latest technology to build and deploy applications to power our businesses across both external and internal users. Capital One's Digital Engineering team focuses on delivering leading edge technology solutions for our customer needs with mobile apps, social media, interactive messaging, websites and more at massive scale.

If you're looking for a career opportunity involving:

  • modern, open source technologies,
  • cloud scale computing,
  • "always-on" resiliency,
  • using your strong analytical and leadership skills to impact critical systems

... then you're in luck!

Capital One is hiring Solution Architects to join our incredible team of talented technologists. As the Architect you will provide technical leadership for designing and implementing critical components of our digital, integration, and related data analytics strategies to create integrated and optimal online experiences. You will work closely with key business teams framing the digital strategy and be responsible for developing solutions to deliver on business and technology objectives.

The technology landscape is large and continually changing. So, we aren't looking for people that already know all of the technologies that we use or are evaluating. Instead we are looking for people that love to learn and have a passion for experimenting and discovering better ways to build systems.

If this sounds like the right challenge for you, apply immediately to be considered!

Responsibilities:

  • Provide architecture and technology leadership across a range of digital and customer-related areas such as customer core, customer profile and preference management, financial money movement, customer transactions, and external financial account aggregation
  • Provide technical leadership to the design, development/implementation, and testing of business solutions, often custom developed and integrating new technologies
  • Preparing and presenting potential technical solutions and advising the business on the technical and business value of the proposition with appropriate tradeoffs
  • Working with the developers, business analysts and subject matter experts to understand the complex technological system in order to produce integrated end-to-end solution options
  • Communicating solution approaches to peer architects, project teams and other stakeholders
  • Reviewing, analyzing and evaluating market requirements, business requirements and project briefs in order to design the most appropriate end-to-end technology solutions
  • Keeping up-to-date on cutting edge technology, standards, protocols and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital environment

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or military experience
  • At least 3 years of experience in Computer system architecture
  • At least 3 years of experience with digital application development
  • At least 3 years of experience in large scale application design and development

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in Computer system architecture
  • 5+ years of experience with digital application development
  • 1+ years of experience in Customer Information Systems (CIS), Customer Data Management or Master Data Management (MDM)
  • 1+ year of experience integrating enterprise business systems with digital solutions
  • 1+ year of experience with information security at the policy, architecture, and implementation level
  • 1+ year of experience with public cloud implementations
  • 1+ year of experience with implementation/delivery of RESTful APIs
  • 3+ years of communicating and driving highly complex IT solutions to broad audiences/executives, business leaders, product managers, Legal, Security, and implementation specialists

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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

Job ID: 0c9217438069da727ec1e6ab2e0ea082
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Founder led

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