Leading 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
Presenting 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 evolves
Deliver and produce not only documents and diagrams for solutions architectures, but also "architecture as code", implementations of the high level architecture to hand off to engineering teams to bootstrap their development hands on code contributions to new architectural tools, prototypes and POCs.

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 leaning 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
Have coding experience and be willing to get hands-on in code
Balance architecture consulting with practical hands-on development work
Be able to understand and communicate the business value of initiatives

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 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 to 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 organizations with required technical depth and breadth
• AWS or equivalent certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Solution Architect-Associate, GCP or Azure)
• Experience with generative ai solutions and or other machine learning technology

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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