Lead Software Engineer, DevOps Job at Capital One (Chicago)

Lead Software Engineer, DevOps

Capital One

Location:
United States , Chicago ▼
McLean
Riverwoods

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

179400.00 - 225100.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Lead Software Engineer, DevOps (CI/CD, Terraform, Jenkins, Github, Shell script, Unix/Linux, AWS EMR). Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business 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. We are seekingDevOps Engineers who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies to join our team. As a DevOps Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

Job Responsibility:

Lead a portfolio of diverse technology projects and a team of developers with deep experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, and full stack systems to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company
Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community
Collaborate with digital product managers, and deliver robust cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment
Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, Ruby and Go, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree
At least 4 years of experience in DevOps Engineering (Internship experience does not apply)
At least 3 years of experience in Cloud Native technologies (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
At least 4 years of Unix or Linux system administration experience

Nice to have:

7+ years of DevOps Engineering experience
4+ years of experience with coding and scripting (Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl or Ruby)
4+ years of experience with technologies Apache Mesos, Marathon, or Apache Spark
4+ years of experience using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, Docker)
2+ years of experience with distributed database systems (Cassandra, ElasticSearch)
2+ years of experience with deploying clustered web services
2+ years of experience working within Agile Development Practices

What we offer:

performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)
comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 20, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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