Capital One
Principal Associate, Data Analyst - Enterprise Risk
$119K–$150K
McLean, VA +2 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA
Plano, TX - Experience
- Bachelor’s degree plus at least 5 years in data analytics, or Master’s degree plus at least 3 years; at least 3 years each in scripting, business intelligence visualization, and querying/analyzing data. Preferred: 4 years coding in Python, R, Spark, or SQL; 4 years in process management/improvement; 2 years with AWS; or 2 years in financial-services data governance and quality.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, or Master’s degree; degree must be obtained on or before the scheduled start date.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Builds and maintains data solutions, analytics, dashboards, and data-quality capabilities to address Enterprise Risk business needs.
What you'll do
- Mine varied data sources and develop tools and self-service data capabilities.
- Partner with business teams to analyze strategies and create metrics, dashboards, and visualizations.
- Support data quality, governance, access security, and monitoring in collaboration with technology teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field plus at least 5 years of data analytics experience, or a Master’s degree plus at least 3 years of data analytics experience; required degree must be obtained by the scheduled start date.
- At least 3 years of experience with a scripting language.
- At least 3 years of experience using a business intelligence visualization tool.
- At least 3 years of experience querying, analyzing, and working with data languages and platforms.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics discipline.
- Experience with Python, R, Spark, or SQL; AWS; process improvement methodologies; or data governance and quality in financial services.
Pay
$119,400 - $136,200 USD base salary (Plano, TX); $131,300 - $149,800 USD base salary (McLean, VA); $119,400 - $136,200 USD base salary (Richmond, VA)
Tools
Python, R, Spark, SQL, AWS, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma
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