Application Architect in Farnborough

Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, and iterative delivery environment? At Capital One, you will be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who solve real problems and meet real customer needs. We are seeking Application Architects who are passionate about marrying data with emerging technologies. As a Capital One Application Architect, you’ll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation within Capital One.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the design for a System of Applications within our Global Payment Network.
• Formulate full-stack design responses to incoming business requirements and propose technically lead changes that will improve the Architectural Characteristics of the System.
• Communicate with our Business partners and our development teams, explaining your design proposals and the benefits that they bring.
• Explain the underlying technologies you are using and the advantages that they bring.
• Plot a modernization path, which will migrate our remaining Mainframe and turn-of-the-century application to the latest cloud technologies, whilst ensuring that our critical business processing continues uninterrupted.
• Share your passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, mentoring other members of the engineering community.
• Collaborate with the development teams, and deliver robust, and regulatory-compliant, cloud-based solutions that drive powerful experiences to help millions of Americans achieve financial empowerment.

Our technology stack includes Java, SpringBoot, Apache Spark, RDBMS & NoSQL databases, Containers, message queues and a variety of AWS tools and services.

What We’re Looking For:

• A strong software engineering background.
• Experience of Java (JSE, JEE) and Linux-based systems.
• A history of creating strong technical designs for business requirements.
• Strong understanding of System Architectural Characteristics.
• Experience with containers such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience in cloud computing (Preferably AWS).
• A great communicator and team player.
• Experience in Payment Networks, creation of C4 diagrams or system modernisation projects would be an advantage.

Where and how you’ll work:

This is a permanent position and is based in our Farnborough office. We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Farnborough office 2 days a week. Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we’re open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

What’s in it for you:

• Bring us all this and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation.
• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers).
• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café.

What you should know about how we recruit:

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages. Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitment@capitalone.com. All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment. For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com.