Enterprise Data Architect | Cloud-Native Platform Lead

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Architect in Raleigh, NC to lead enterprise data architecture and modern data platform initiatives across ED&A. You will shape strategy and partner with engineering to implement scalable data solutions.

You will define standards for ingestion, storage, transformation, governance, and data product design, with emphasis on Snowflake, Data Vault 2.0, DBT, and API-driven integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a data-related field; 6+ years in enterprise data architecture.
• Experience with Snowflake, AWS, Data Vault 2.0, and modern data platforms.
• Ability to lead architecture reviews and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture standards and reference architectures.
• Lead end-to-end design across OLTP, OLAP, reporting, regulatory, and AI use cases.
• Drive governance, metadata management, and data contract strategies.
• Design ingestion, storage, processing, and consumption layers across platforms.
• Collaborate with engineering to modernize data platforms and ensure performance.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Data modeling

Data governance

Performance optimization

Cloud platforms

APIs

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Snowflake

DBT

Qlik Replicate

Astronomer

Apache Airflow

AWS

Data Vault 2.0

Collibra

BigID

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Architect in Raleigh, NC to lead enterprise data architecture and modern data platform initiatives across ED&A. You will shape strategy and partner with engineering to implement scalable data solutions.

You will define standards for ingestion, storage, transformation, governance, and data product design, with emphasis on Snowflake, Data Vault 2.0, DBT, and API-driven integration.