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Capital One

Senior Manager, Solutions Architect

mclean, VA

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Capital One lists this Senior Manager, Solutions Architect opportunity in mclean, Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Senior Manager, Solutions Architect

Capital One is hiring a skilled Solutions Architect to join our exceptional team of talented technologists in the People Tech engineering organization. The People Tech team defines, engineers, and manages technology solutions for Capital One’s HR and Corporate Technology domains, powering a portfolio of systems and products used daily by every Capital One associate.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership for designing, implementing, and rationalizing critical technology solutions which span a diverse set of business processes. You will have the opportunity to contribute to architecture across broader teams, as well as explore emerging technologies and develop position papers to help People Tech appropriately engage and make use of these developments. You will align technology solutions to business strategies while driving operational improvements and ensuring systems are interoperable and scalable.

Primary Responsibilities:

Lead solutions architecture design for multi-platform/cross-platform solutions

Lead trade-off and impact analysis work for hard to change technical decisions, and manage technical conflict

Demonstrate thought leadership and strategy in partnership with delivery and product partners

Explain and represent solutions in the Architecture Review Boards, and various product, platform and architecture discussions

Present work products and strategies to product managers, technology leadership across Capital One

Function as a primary architecture point of contact for other architecture teams and delivery teams for solutions and systems

Continuously learn as technology needs evolve

The successful candidate will:

Effectively communicate and build relationships to interact, inform, influence and communicate with key stakeholders at all levels across the company

Exhibit mastery of facilitation and influence across teams, departments and divisions

Enjoy the camaraderie, debates, and learning that comes from working with a team of passionate technologists

See the impact of near term and long term choices, and are great at explaining it

Possess excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask, while quickly shifting context and priorities

Have a proven track record for leading and enabling technology, architecture and software engineering activities at enterprise scale

Be self-motivated and display an unwavering responsibility to deliver high quality results and commitments

Possess a keen attention to detail and a passion for Architecture, Software Engineering, Technology and Customer Experience

Have an intellectual curiosity and interest to maintain and acquire new business, technology and architecture skills

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree

At least 6 years of experience in Software Engineering and Systems Architecture or Technology Solution design

At least 2 years of experience creating solutions architectures in a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Preferred Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Technology

7+ years of experience in software engineering

5+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect in large/complex organizations

8+ years of experience architecting, designing, and/or delivering scalable and decoupled systems in a heavily regulated technology environment

3+ years of experience working with internal and external business clients

3+ years of experience with AWS concepts and implementations

Experience engaging, influencing and driving initiatives by partnering with technology executives

Experience mentoring software engineers or architects

Experience in a regulated environment (HIPAA, PCI, Privacy, etc)

Ability to communicate at all levels in the organization with required technical depth and breadth

AWS or equivalent certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Solution Architect-Associate, GCP or Azure)

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

Salary Information:

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.

McLean, VA: $225,400 - $257,200

Plano, TX: $204,900 - $233,800

Richmond, VA: $204,900 - $233,800

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 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.

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mclean, VA, 22107, US

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