Director, Platform Engineering - Infrastructure & Integration Services

Director, Platform Engineering - Infrastructure & Integration Services

At Capital One, we’re changing banking for good. We were founded on the belief that no one should be locked out of the financial system. We’re dedicated to helping foster a world where everyone has an equal opportunity to prosper. We’re a bank, but we don’t think like one. We’re always thinking about what’s next, about how we can innovate and inspire, and about how we can develop the tools our customers need to improve their financial lives - by leveraging best in class technology.

We are seeking a strategic and forward-thinking leader to head our Infrastructure & Integration Services organization. This team is responsible for delivering the foundational technology infrastructure across Capital One’s office and retail spaces - including networking, firewall, audio visual systems, and technology asset management - in addition to leading the technology integration for small-medium mergers and acquisitions. This leader will bring an "automate-everything" mindset, understanding how to scale through standardization and tooling, and lead the organization to be a modern, resilient, and automation-forward function.

General Responsibilities

• Set the strategic vision and roadmap for infrastructure delivery and integration across networking, AV, firewall, and asset lifecycle management

• Lead the M&A technology integration function, evolving it into a high-speed, low-friction capability through playbook maturity, tooling, and automation

• Drive a culture of automation, simplification, and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to modernize processes and reduce manual work

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Building & Collaboration Project Managers and enterprise Network & AV teams to ensure delivery is seamless and aligned

• Provide leadership on infrastructure modernization, vendor strategy, capacity planning, and lifecycle health

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, adaptable team that operates effectively today while growing into the future state vision

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent certification

• At least 7 years of platform engineering experience in infrastructure, networking, or enterprise platform roles

• At least 5 years of experience leading teams 

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical project management, software engineering, infrastructure engineering, or enterprise technology leadership

• 8+ years of experience with infrastructure domains such as enterprise networking, AV systems, firewall, asset management, and physical space integration

• 5+ years of experience automating infrastructure delivery or operations to reduce manual effort, increase reliability, and scale services across distributed environments

• 5+ years of experience with scripting and automation tooling (python, ansible)

• 5+ years of experience leading or directly supporting M&A technology integrations. 

• 5+ years experience developing standardized playbooks and reusable tooling

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related technical field (Engineering, Computer Science)

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, or another type of work authorization).

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.

McLean, VA: $226,000 - $257,900 for Director, Platform Engineering

 

Richmond, VA: $205,400 - $234,400 for Director, Platform Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.