Center 1 (19052), United States of America, McLean, Virginia
Sr. Director, Software Engineering - Card Modernization
The Card Technology division at Capital One is on an exciting journey to transform the way we do business by building world class technology platforms that exceed expectations for our internal and external Customers. As a Senior Director of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for working with senior Technology and Business Executives, understanding their Vision and translating it into Execution Strategy. You will be guiding software engineering teams that are responsible for the design and delivery of high quality software for critical business features, built on AWS to the latest technology standards. You will collaborate with Architecture, Card Product, Card Technology and Enterprise stakeholders to drive this critical project forward. You will provide Technology thought leadership and help raise the talent bar by recruiting and hiring top engineering talent. You will also work with product owners to articulate benefits of proposed solutions; influence the technical roadmap; and help business prioritize work. If this sounds exciting, this role could be for you!
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In this role, you will help drive technology strategy and adoption. You will help define and drive towards an end state that is based on simplicity and the adoption of digital technologies, cloud hosting, and open source software. In essence, you will work with stakeholders to make major Technology Investment decisions.
What you will need to bring for this position:
- Experience building and leading a large team in the development and rapid delivery of platform capabilities
- Experience in delivery of software that has many human operational touch points
- Strong data skills to be able to lead through system of record conversations as well as the timing of data
- A history of embracing and incubating emerging technology and open source products
- Recruit, motivate, mentor, and lead the best application engineering talent.
- Customer first attitude
- Innovative thinking with a passion for problem-solving
- Ability to provide a logical framework to support conclusions and ideas.
- Great attitude, team player and energy amplifier. Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and technologies
- Take ideas and concepts, and visualize them in ways such that they are communicated effectively and compellingly for internal leaders, partners and customers
- Understanding of ways to lead a team developing in an Agile environment
- Extend solutions from various points on the software maturity curve
- Integration of internally built and Vendor applications
Responsibilities:
- Lead a large technical team. Be a "leader of leaders"
- Set and own goals, OKRs. Able to work backwards from a vision and build a delivery plan.
- Lead the definition of new capabilities, guiding the technical architecture and needs to deliver functions spanning people, process and technology
- Partner with Business Leaders to shape and prioritize initiatives
- Manage the expectations of a diverse stakeholder group as it relates to progress towards delivery
- Strong technologist. Able and willing to roll up the sleeves and dive deep into technology. Able to represent the architecture, identify issues, ask the right questions.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 9 years' experience in software development
- At least 7 years experience of people management experience
- At least 2 years' experience with public cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field
- 2+ years' experience with Kafka, Streaming ,and Event-Driven Architecture
- 1+ years' experience building and deploying serverless applications
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified 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 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 committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable 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.
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