Capital One
Principal Data Analyst - Card
$119K–$150K
McLean, VA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- McLean, VA
Richmond, VA - Experience
- Bachelor’s plus at least 5 years in data analytics, or Master’s plus at least 3 years, or PhD; also 3 years in a scripting language, 1 year with a BI visualization tool, and 3 years querying and analyzing data. Preferred: 4 years coding in Python, R, Spark, or SQL; 4 years in process management and improvement; 2 years using and developing within AWS; 2 years in financial-services data governance and quality.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree plus at least 5 years of data analytics experience, or Master’s degree plus at least 3 years, or PhD. A STEM degree is sought; a STEM Master’s is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
About the job
Build and maintain data solutions, analytics, dashboards, and data-quality capabilities to address business problems in Capital One’s Card business.
What you'll do
- Mine diverse data sources and build self-service data tools and capabilities.
- Partner with business teams to develop dashboards and analysis that inform strategy.
- Support data quality, governance, security, and access controls; monitor and report data quality.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of data analytics experience, or Master’s degree plus 3 years, or PhD.
- At least 3 years of experience in a scripting language.
- At least 1 year 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 STEM discipline.
- Experience with AWS, Python/R/Spark/SQL, process improvement methods, or financial-services data governance and quality.
Pay
$131,300 - $149,800 USD base salary; $119,400 - $136,200 USD base salary
Tools
Python, R, Spark, SQL, AWS, Agile, Lean, Six Sigma
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