Senior Director, Reliability And Resiliency Oversight

Capital One

McLean, VA, USA
Mclean, va: $314,800 - $359,300; new york, ny: $34...
Hybrid
Enterprise-scale systems architecture
Operational stability
Second-line advisory and oversight
Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Reliability and Resiliency Oversight to lead strategic oversight and advisory roles in technology risk management, particularly focusing on enterprise-scale systems architecture and operational stability. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Site Reliability Engineering and a strong background in infrastructure operations and software development, along with leadership capabilities

Job Summary

  • This pivotal and high-impact role is responsible for shaping the strategic vision and execution of second-line advisory and oversight across multiple functions, directly influencing how thousands of mission-critical systems are designed, deployed, and managed.
  • You will represent the second-line risk management function in architecture councils and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) forums to ensure a rigorous 'design-for-failure' lens is applied to major cloud initiatives.
  • Draft and communicate independent reports to inform a broad audience including engineers, executives, the Board of Directors, and regulators on the organization’s current reliability posture and risk environment.

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Capital One is seeking a Senior Director of Reliability and Resiliency Oversight to lead strategic oversight and advisory roles in technology risk management, particularly focusing on enterprise-scale systems architecture and operational stability. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Site Reliability Engineering and a strong background in infrastructure operations and software development, along with leadership capabilities.

Salary

McLean, VA: $314,800 - $359,300; New York, NY: $343,400 - $392,000; Richmond, VA: $286,200 - $326,700; Bonus/Equity: performance based incentive compensation; Benefits: comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • enterprise-scale systems architecture
  • operational stability
  • second-line advisory and oversight
  • cloud initiatives
  • distributed system architecture
  • automated recovery patterns

Nice-to-have

  • influence engineering culture
  • balancing feature velocity with system stability
  • Chaos Engineering practices
  • working in financial services

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
  • At least 5 years of experience in SRE, DR, or high-availability architecture
  • At least 10 years of experience in infrastructure operations, software development, or systems architecture
  • At least 8 years of hands-on experience designing and governing distributed systems
  • At least 5 years of people leadership experience
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

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