Sr. Director, Software Engineering (Big Data, AI/ML)
Company: Discover Financial Services
Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: March 17, 2026
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Job Description:
As a Senior Director overseeing the technical integration of one
of the largest banking mergers of Capital One and Discover, you
will spearhead the mission-critical migration of millions of
accounts and TBs of data to our modern cloud ecosystem. You’ll
leverage a premier AWS ETL suite , while pioneering the use of
Agentic AI tools like Claude and Windsurf. The leader will also
develop and implement a strategy to leverage LLM / Agentic Tools to
automate the entire conversion lifecycle including conversion data
mapping, anomaly detection and ensure flawless data integrity that
will become foundations for all future Capital One Conversion. This
is a high-stakes, high-impact opportunity to define the future of
our unified platform and deliver a seamless transition for millions
of customers. You will: Lead, manage and grow multiple teams of
product focused software engineers Mentor and guide the
professional and technical development of engineers on your team.
Work with product managers to understand desired application
capabilities and testing scenarios Continuously improve software
engineering practices Work within and across Agile teams to design,
develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions across a
full-stack development tools and technologies Lead the
craftsmanship, availability, resilience, and scalability of your
solutions Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends, experiment
with and learn new technologies, participate in internal & external
technology communities, and mentor other members of the engineering
community Encourage innovation, implementation of cutting-edge
technologies, inclusion, outside-of-the-box thinking, teamwork,
self-organization, and diversity Work across to improve the
velocity of your and other teams Lead efforts to deploy new and
existing applications into AWS environments Break existing
monolithic applications into micro service architectures and build
new microservices Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree At least
9 years’ experience in software development At least 7 years’
experience in people management Preferred Qualifications: Master’s
Degree in Computer Science or a Master’s Degree in Software
Engineering 13 years’ of experience in software development 8
years’ of experience in Agile practices 5 years of experience with
Big Data Technologies 5 years of experience in AI/ML and knowledge
of agentic tools and frameworks 2 years of experience with AWS
suites 2 years of experience leading large scale data migrations
Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified 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.
Chicago, IL: $286,200 - $326,700 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
McLean, VA: $314,800 - $359,300 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
New York, NY: $343,400 - $392,000 for Sr. Dir, Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA: $343,400 - $392,000 for Sr. Dir, Software
Engineering 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 (EOE, including disability/vet)
committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable
federal, state, and local laws. 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;
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One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at
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Service Corp. (COPSSC).
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