Capital One
Principal Data Analyst
$119K–$150K
McLean, VA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA - Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree plus at least 5 years performing data analytics, or Master’s Degree plus at least 3 years performing data analytics; other experience requirements are listed above.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field or Master’s Degree; required 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
Develops and maintains data solutions, analytics, dashboards, and data-quality capabilities to address business needs.
What you'll do
- Mine complex data and build managed data tools and self-service capabilities.
- Partner with business teams to develop dashboards and analysis that inform strategy.
- Support data quality, governance, security, and access controls.
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; 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, Mathematics discipline.
- At least 4 years coding in Python, R, Spark, or SQL; experience with AWS, process-improvement methodologies, or financial-services data governance and quality is also preferred.
Pay
$131,300 - $149,800 USD base salary; $119,400 - $136,200 USD base salary
Tools
Python, R, Spark, SQL, AWS
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