Manager, Platform Engineering (Connex Switch)- People Leader

Manager, Platform Engineering (Connex Switch) - People Leader

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 will 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 seeking Platform Engineers who are passionate about creating and supporting DevOps tools with emerging technologies to join our team. As a Platform Engineer, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

General Responsibilities:

• Manage stakeholder expectations effectively and prioritize and scope teams deliverables.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to efficiently and effectively allocate team members to deliverables that address customer needs channeled through debit operations.
• Effective decision-making to manage and reduce potential risks to network from implementations.
• Responsible for Connex Database development to support PULSE Customer Onboarding, Implementation, Scaling, and maintenance.
• Lead and develop a team of Connex Database engineers.
• Mentor and develop team to high-performance culture with focus on consistent delivery of high-quality zero-defect implementations.
• Hands-on development, testing and implementation with CED database and related tools.
• Continuously improving CED coding and testing practices.
• Develop automation by building CED macros and automate functional & regression testing for CED database changes.
• Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your solutions.
• Hire, retain and lead high-functioning, diverse groups of engineering professionals, establishing clear objectives and key results, developing a consistent set of practices and processes across the team, and driving towards the resolution of challenging problems.
• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn modern 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.
• Utilize scripting languages like TAL, TACL, Shell Scripting, Python, and SQL.
• Collaborate and partner with peers within immediate organization and across organization to share, learn and adopt best practices in software engineering, testing and implementations.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification
• At least 6 years of experience using build and deployment tools (Jenkins, GitHub, or Artifactory)
• At least 4 years of experience with AWS
• At least 2 years of people management experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with CED database and related tools
• 7+ years of experience in managing change control files and utilities (CMSUTIL, SWAPBLD, SWAPROLL, CEDUTIL)
• 7+ years of experience in TAL, TACL programming languages
• 5+ years of experience in Connex Switching system architecture with hands-on experience in design, coding, and testing for other Connex components like AP and PI
• 5+ years of experience in CED database security, including user access and data/file security.
• 5+ years of experience with financial industry practices, regulations, and operations
• 7+ years of experience in banking and payment domains, including transaction processing, merchant acquiring/issuing, and batch processing.
• Experienced with ATM and POS device driving, scheme and interchange links, card and account authorization services, and key management/validation using Thales and SafeNet HSMs
• Familiarity with utilities such as FUP, Pathway, Inspect, Histrpt, and Logcan
• Experience in Cobol, Tandem, and Non-Stop
• Experience with Paragon Simulator and JIRA
• Experienced in projects that involve modernization of legacy platforms and technologies.
• 7+ years experience in building platforms and services using REST APIs & Microservices Architecture
• Experienced in cloud-native architecture and AWS or other Cloud technologies.

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.

Riverwoods, IL: $144,000 - $164,400 for Manager, Platform Engineering

Houston, TX: $144,000 - $164,400 for Manager, Platform Engineering

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 Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

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 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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