Lead Platform Engineer (Global Payment Network Testing)

Capital One•McLean, IL

15d•$144,000 - $180,800

About The Position

Lead Platform Engineer (Global Payment Network Testing) 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'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 seeking Platform Engineers who are passionate about creating and supporting DevOps tools with emerging technologies to join our team. As a Platform Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One. General Responsibilities: Quality assurance : A strong understanding of software quality assurance principles, security, performance, and reliability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product owners and engineers, to ensure the final product meets all requirements and appropriate testing has been planned. Translate business requirements into quality specifications and provide quality direction for the product team. Leadership : Ability to guide technical teams to ensure solutions are built with a quality mindset. Continuously improve software engineering practices Oversee and ensure the quality of test plans, test cases, test matrix, and bug reporting. Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience and scalability of your solutions Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new 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 Python, SQL, Ruby and groovy, Container Orchestration services including Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services

Requirements

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 test automation experience
At least 4 years of experience with AWS
At least 2 years of team leadership experience

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience with AWS
3+ years of experience with Xray, Confluence or Zephyr
2+ years of experience in Agile practices

Responsibilities

Quality assurance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product owners and engineers, to ensure the final product meets all requirements and appropriate testing has been planned.
Translate business requirements into quality specifications and provide quality direction for the product team.
Leadership
Ability to guide technical teams to ensure solutions are built with a quality mindset.
Continuously improve software engineering practices
Oversee and ensure the quality of test plans, test cases, test matrix, and bug reporting.
Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement and support technical solutions across a full-stack of development tools and technologies
Lead the craftsmanship, availability, resilience and scalability of your solutions
Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new 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 Python, SQL, Ruby and groovy, Container Orchestration services including Docker and ECS, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services