✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Principal Data Scientist

at Capital One Financial

📍 3 Locations Unknown 💰 $161K – $184K USD / year Posted April 02, 2026
Salary $161K – $184K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field
Category Data & Analytics

Principal Data Scientist role focusing on Mainstreet Customer Management Data Science; lead ML models and end-to-end analytics across customer management decisions; collaborate with software engineers, managers, and analysts.

  • Partner with cross-functional data scientists, software engineers, and product managers
  • Leverage Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark to reveal insights
  • Build ML models through all phases
  • Translate complexity to business goals
  • Governance and deployment

Stack includes Python, Conda, AWS, H2O, Spark; large-scale data analytics; ML modeling; relational databases; cloud computing; governance.

The ideal candidate is a senior/principal data scientist with 5+ years of data analytics experience, proficient in Python/Scala/R, AWS, H2O, Spark, and SQL; capable of leading end-to-end ML projects and mentoring others.

Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative field plus 5 yearsMaster's Degree in a quantitative field or MBA with quantitative concentration plus 3 yearsPhD in a quantitative fieldAt least 1 year leveraging open source languages for large-scale data analyticsAt least 1 year working with machine learningAt least 1 year utilizing relational databases
Master's Degree in STEM plus 3 years data analyticsAWS experience4+ years Python/Scala/R4+ years ML4+ years SQL
PythonCondaAWSH2OSparkSQL
Bachelor's degree; 5 years data analytics; Master's or PhD preferred; Python/Scala/R; AWS; H2O; Spark; SQL; Relational databases; Open-source languages; Machine learning
PythonCondaAWSH2OSparkSQLMachine LearningRelational databasesOpen source languages
LeadershipMentorshipCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving
Industry Banking
Job Function Lead data science initiatives for Mainstreet Customer Management Data Science program, delivering scalable ML solutions
Role Subtype Principal Data Scientist
Tech Domains Python, Conda, Amazon Web Services, AWS, H2O, Spark, SQL, Relational databases
Visa Sponsorship Yes
principal data scientistcapital onedata sciencemachine learningawsh2osparkcondapythonscalarsqlrelational databasesopen source languagesdata analyticsmlmodel developmentgovernancedata scientist

Lack of 5+ years data analytics experience, No experience with AWS/H2O/Spark, No relational database experience

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