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Principal System Administrator (Remote)

Location: Remote; McLean, Virginia
Job ID R209457 Updated date 02/26/2025
Principal System Administrator (Remote)

Overview

Ever since our first credit card customer in 1994, Capital One has recognized that technology and data can enable even large companies to be innovative and personalized. As one of the first large enterprises to go all-in on the public cloud, Capital One needed to build cloud and data management tools that didn’t exist in the marketplace to enable us to operate at scale in the cloud. And in 2022, we publicly announced Capital One Software and brought our first B2B software solution, Slingshot, to market.

Building on Capital One’s pioneering adoption of modern cloud and data capabilities, Capital One Software is helping accelerate the data management journey at scale for businesses operating in the cloud. If you think of the kind of challenges that companies face – things like data publishing, data consumption, data governance, and infrastructure management – we’ve built tools to address these various needs along the way. Capital One Software will continue to explore where we can bring our solutions to market to help other businesses address these same needs going forward.

We are seeking top tier talent to join our pioneering team and propel us towards our destination. You will be joining a team of innovative product, tech, and design leaders that tirelessly seek to question the status quo. As a Capital One Systems Administrator, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of building this business and bring these tools to market. 

 

As a valuable member in this organization, this individual will be responsible for partnering with Product team/Product Owners and Engineering leaders along with Architects to analyze and help derive solutions. Additionally this individual will be responsible for working with business partners to help pave the path forward for the organization in relation to tools and solutions.

 

You will have the opportunity to tackle complex problems while using your expertise to deliver and support our services. Candidates must be able to effectively communicate and influence partners vertically and horizontally throughout the organization. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to integrate into a dynamic environment are essential to succeeding in this role.

In this role you will:

  • Continue to develop and demonstrate a thorough understanding of supported business processes and underlying technologies, ensuring alignment to initiatives and strategy. 

  • Communicate across technical, project, and business resources verbally and through written documentation.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with other tech platforms and partners to engineer integrated, end-to-end solutions across technology layers.

  • Support automated testing efforts required to ensure successful implementation of solutions into production.

  • Communicate with business and technical partners on incidents as they occur when they impact system performance or availability

  • Take an active contributor and lead role in Agile practices, especially leading Story writing, EPIC decomposition and User Story Mapping, especially for very technical requirements. 

  • Utilize problem solving and root cause analysis skills including but not limited to, 5 Whys, Cause-Effect/ishikawa diagrams, Value Stream mapping etc.

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree 

  • Salesforce Admin Certified

  • At least 4 years of experience in Integrating systems

  • At least 1 year experience with a public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud)

  

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree

  • 2+ years of experience in Agile practices

  • Salesforce Certified Developer  

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Remote (Regardless of Location): $115,900 - $132,200 for Senior System Integrator


 

McLean, VA: $127,500 - $145,500 for Senior System Integrator


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

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 Capital One Careers website. 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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For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Who We Are

At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.