Senior Staff Software Engineer, Data Engineering

Capital One•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$202,400 - CA$231,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Staff Engineer at Capital One Software Studio, you will orchestrate the creation of technology solutions that align with our business goals. Your day begins with a review of ongoing solution designs that are in different phases of their life cycles. You'll spend your time designing scalable and secure solution architectures, evaluating new technologies, and overseeing the development of high-level designs (HLD). You will engage in dynamic collaboration with cross-functional teams to advocate for best practices in architecture and design. For the new projects, you will closely work with your business partners to create sound business architectures. By day's end, you will have contributed to solutions and strategies that will shape our future, ensuring that all solutions are not only innovative but also follow our architectural and security standards.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in Software Engineering and Systems Architecture or Technology Solution design
At least 2 years of experience creating solutions architectures in a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

Nice To Haves

Certification in TOGAF, AWS, or other relevant architectural frameworks.
3+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect in large/complex organizations
10+ years of experience in software engineering
8+ years of experience architecting, designing, and/or delivering scalable and decoupled systems in a heavily regulated technology environment
3+ years of experience working with internal and external business clients
2+ years of experience with AWS concepts and implementations
Experience to engaging, influencing and driving initiatives by partnering with technology executives
Experience mentoring software engineers or architects
Experience in a regulated environment (HIPAA, PCI, Privacy, etc)
Ability to communicate at all levels in the organizations with required technical depth and breadth
AWS or equivalent certifications (Cloud Practitioner, Solution Architect-Associate)

Responsibilities

Architect and lead the development of highly scalable data platforms and distributed processing systems that support Capital One Canada's data-driven initiatives.
Define and enforce enterprise-wide data governance standards, ensuring data quality, privacy, and compliance across all engineering pipelines.
Drive the technical strategy for data pipeline engineering, promoting the use of automated, resilient, and observable data workflows.
Collaborate with stakeholders across all levels and cross-domains to promote technology strategies that deliver better business value and innovation.
Mentor data engineers in domains such as stream processing, data modeling, and ML Ops.
Champion data engineering excellence by leading the review of complex data architectures and establishing best practices for schema management and data lifecycle policies.