Sr. Manager, Solution Architect

Center 2 (19050), United States of America, McLean, Virginia

If you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.

Sr. Manager, Solution Architect

Capital One is hiring a skilled Solutions Architect to join our exceptional team of talented technologists in the Card Partnerships segment of Card Tech.

The Card Tech team defines, engineers, and manages technology solutions for Capital One's domestic Credit Card business, powering a portfolio of systems and products used daily by millions of customers.

The Card Partnerships business segment focuses on providing Co-Branded and Private Label Credit Cards for a number of leading companies across several industries.

In this role, you will provide technical leadership for designing and implementing critical technology solutions which span a wide number of Card Platforms.

In addition to working with an integrated Partnerships business, technology and operations team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to architecture across broader Card and Enterprise teams, which are tightly integrated throughout Partnerships solutions.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Lead solutions architecture design for multi-platform / cross-platform solutions
• Leading Trade-off and impact analysis work for hard to change technical decisions, and manage technical conflict
• Demonstrate thought leadership and strategy in partnership with delivery and product partners
• Explain and represent solutions in the Architecture Review Boards, and various product, platform and architecture discussions
• Presenting work products and strategies to product managers, technology leadership across Capital One
• Function as a primary architecture point of contact for other architecture teams & delivery teams for solutions and systems
• Continuously learn as technology needs evolve

The successful candidate will :

• Effectively communicate and build relationships to interact, inform, influence and communicate with key stakeholders at all levels across the company
• Exhibit mastery of facilitation and influence across teams, departments and divisions
• Enjoy the camaraderie, debates, and learning that comes from working with a team of passionate technologists
• See the impact of near term and long term choices, and are great at explaining it
• Possess excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask, while quickly shifting context and priorities
• Have a proven track record for leading and enabling technology, architecture and software engineering activities at enterprise scale
• Be self-motivated and display an unwavering responsibility to deliver high quality results and commitments
• Possess a keen attention to detail and a passion for Architecture, Software Engineering, Technology and Customer Experience
• Have an intellectual curiosity and interest to maintain and acquire new business, technology and architecture skills

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 6 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)

Preferred Qualifications :

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Information Technology
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering
• 5+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect in large / complex organizations
• 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
• 3+ years of experience with AWS concepts and implementations
• Experience 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, GCP or Azure)

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