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Lead Platform Engineer (TAL, CED Management Systems) - Global Payment Network

Capital One
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jan 2026
💰 $188,100/yr($149,800/yr$188,100/yr)

About the role

Lead Platform Engineer (TAL, CED Management Systems) - Global Payment Network

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? 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. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

About the Team: The Lead Platform Engineer / Principal Connex Environment Database Engineer holds a pivotal role in the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of Connex Environment Database within the HPE NonStop Connex Switch platforms. This position requires a comprehensive mastery of CED management systems, extensive familiarity with HPE NonStop infrastructure, and a deep understanding of Debit Card Transaction processing within the Connex Switch application suite. The incumbent will champion best practices in data integrity, security, and performance optimization, ensuring business continuity across all Connex production and test environments. The candidate will join a team that supports over 400 changes each month which includes vetting change requests coming from partners, keying in the changes to CED, peer review, functional testing, regression and deployment.

General Responsibilities:

  • Work with product owners to understand desired application capabilities and testing scenarios

  • Continuously improve software engineering practices

  • 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 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

Basic Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification

  • At least 4 years of experience with Connex Environment Database

  • At least 4 years of experience with HPE NonStop Connex Switch Platform

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience with AWS

  • 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

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, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

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.

Chicago, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Lead Platform Engineer


 

Houston, TX: $149,800 - $171,000 for Lead Platform Engineer


 

McLean, VA: $164,800 - $188,100 for Lead Platform Engineer


 

Riverwoods, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Lead Platform Engineer


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

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 Capita