Distinguished Engineer (IAM Platforms)

Capital One•McLean, VA

22h

About The Position

As a Distinguished Engineer at Capital One, you will be a part of a community of technical experts working to define the future of banking in the cloud. You will work alongside our talented team of developers, machine learning experts, product managers and people leaders. Our Distinguished Engineers are leading experts in their domains, helping devise practical and reusable solutions to complex problems. You will drive innovation at multiple levels, helping optimize business outcomes while driving towards strong technology solutions. You will promote a culture of engineering excellence, and strike the right balance between lending expertise and providing an inclusive environment where the ideas of others can be heard and championed. You will lead the way in creating next-generation talent for Capital One Tech, mentoring internal talent and actively recruiting to keep building our community. Distinguished Engineers are expected to lead through technical contribution. You will operate as a trusted advisor for our key technologies, platforms and capability domains, creating clear and concise communications, code samples, blog posts and other material to share knowledge both inside and outside the organization. You will specialize in a particular subject area, but your input and impact will be sought and expected throughout the organization. Join the Program Performance and Optimization (PPO) org as we revolutionize how applications integrate with Capital One's IAM ecosystem. The team owns a crucial role in modernizing Capital One's application integration with Capital One's IAM ecosystem. The team is responsible for defining and supporting consistent integration patterns across critical functions, including user authentication, Single Sign-On (SSO), access management, compliance and audit control monitoring. We focus on process transformation, automation, and efficiency by converting manual integrations into a seamless, API-first experience that significantly improves how applications connect with IAM platforms. Our lifecycle management efforts streamline the entire journey for both internally built and third-party (COTS/SaaS) applications, covering everything from initial access onboarding and fine-grained entitlement management to ongoing compliance and audit control monitoring. To strengthen IAM governance and risk management, we centralize the oversight of IAM controls and metrics, mitigating risk through automation, continuous monitoring, and program assurance. Finally, we provide dedicated operational support to deliver end-user assistance and ensure seamless daily operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
At least 7 years of experience in Software Engineering and solution architecture.
At least 7 years of experience in Cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and solution architecture.
10+ years of professional experience coding in commonly used languages like Java, Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, etc.
8+ years of professional experience in the full lifecycle of system development, from conception through architecture, implementation, testing, deployment and production support

Responsibilities

Articulate and evangelize a bold technical vision for your domain
Decompose complex problems into practical and operational solutions
Ensure the quality of technical design and implementation
Serve as an authoritative expert on non-functional system characteristics, such as performance, scalability and operability
Continue learning and injecting advanced technical knowledge into our community
Handle several projects simultaneously, balancing your time to maximize impact
Act as a role model and mentor within the tech community, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community

Benefits

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

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