Director of Software Engineering- Identity and Access Management - Capital One

West Creek 2 (12072), United States of America, Richmond, Virginia

Director of Software Engineering- Identity and Access Management

We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering who is passionate about growing and sustaining an innovative technology organization while fostering a culture of engineering and operational excellence. This individual will be an engineering leader who enjoys solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment. At Capital One, you’ll be part of a big group of builders, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs.

The Director of Software Engineering will be part of Identity and Access management. In this role, you will focus on our technical strategy, multi-year roadmap, and collaboration across all lines of business. Your expertise in software engineering and knowledge of Identity and Access management will position you to influence peer technical partners and business stakeholders.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead innovative identity lifecycle management initiatives and a team of developers with deep experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM)  to create solutions that help meet regulatory needs for the company and improve the user-experience for our workforce

• Work with Product partners, and deliver robust solutions that drive automated capabilities supporting Cyber and IAM

• Work within and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions for the identity platform as well as other technologies

• Lead complex vendor relationships and ensure well-managed integration of vendor platforms into our broader Capital One ecosystem

• Develop and leverage trusted relationships across Architecture, Design, and other Technology leaders to ensure strategic alignment across key Cyber initiatives

• Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, and Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, CM tools including Ansible and Terraform, and a variety of AWS tools and services

• Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external technology communities

• Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork, self-organization, and diversity

• Coach and mentor engineers through their career development and performance

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• At least 7 years of experience in software engineering

• At least 5 years of experience in identity and access management

• At least 5 years of people leadership experience

• At least 4 years of public cloud experience (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree

• 10+ years of experience in identity and access management

• 7+ years of experience with coding in one or more of the following languages: Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Golang, Bash, Perl, Ruby

• 4+ years of experience in infrastructure design, implementation, and delivery

• 3+ years of experience with monitoring tools

• 3+ years of experience working with Agile Development Practices

• 1+ years of experience with automation tools

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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

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

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. 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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