Distinguished Data Engineer

Distinguished Data Engineer

Distinguished Data Engineers are individual contributors who strive to be diverse in thought so we visualize the problem space. At Capital One we believe diversity of thought strengthens our ability to influence collaborate and provide the most innovative solutions across organizational boundaries. Distinguished Engineers will significantly impact our trajectory and devise clear roadmaps to deliver next generation technology solutions.

Deep technical experts and thought leaders that help accelerate adoption of the very best engineering practices while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations trends and practices

Visionaries collaborating on Capital Ones toughest issues to deliver on business needs that directly impact the lives of our customers and associates

Role models and mentors helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Evangelists both internally and externally helping to elevate the Distinguished Engineering community and establish themselves as a go-to resource on given technologies and technology-enabled capabilities

The Distinguished Data Engineering role will be responsible for the architectural design and technical patterns that enable a high-performing reliable data platform for Card authorizations. The focus of the work includes advancing data observably the Spend Data Product data standardization and the core data pipelines that power authorization processing and decisioning. The role is expected to be hands-on partnering closely with engineering teams and authorizations partners to help drive work forward.

Responsibilities :

Build awareness increase knowledge and drive adoption of modern technologies sharing consumer and engineering benefits to gain buy-in

Strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where others ideas can be heard and championed; leverage expertise to grow skills in the broader Capital One team

Promote a culture of engineering excellence using opportunities to reuse and innersource solutions where possible

Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise at all levels of the organization

Operate as a trusted advisor for a specific technology platform or capability domain helping to shape use cases and implementation in an unified manner

Lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Tech mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting external talent to bolster Capital Ones Tech talent

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelors Degree

At least 7 years of experience in data engineering

At least 3 years of experience in data architecture

At least 2 years of experience building applications in AWS

Preferred Qualifications :

Masters Degree

9 years of experience in data engineering

3 years of data modeling experience

2 years of experience with ontology standards for defining a domain

2 years of experience using Python SQL or Scala

1 year of experience deploying machine learning models

3 years of experience implementing big data processing solutions on AWS (S3 DynamoDB Lambda Glue Flink)

2 years of experience with Orchestration Technologies (Airflow Step functions)

2 years of experience with Caching and In-memory Data stores

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

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 : $239900 - $273800 for Distinguished Data Engineer

McLean VA : $263900 - $301200 for Distinguished Data Engineer

Richmond VA : $239900 - $273800 for Distinguished Data 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 candidates 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 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 (EOE including disability / vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal state and local laws. 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 Citys Fair Chance Act; Philadelphias Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal state and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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Key Skills

Apache Hive,S3,Hadoop,Redshift,Spark,AWS,Apache Pig,NoSQL,Big Data,Data Warehouse,Kafka,Scala

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 263900 - 301200