Lead Data Engineer

U.S. Bank; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance (term and optional)

Short‑term and long‑term disability

Parental leave

401(k) with employer contribution

Paid vacation (2‑5 weeks)

Adoption assistance

Job summary

A financial services institution is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design and execute large-scale data projects that ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance. The role involves developing data pipelines, integrating various data sources, and collaborating with teams to support analytics and reporting. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in database management and proficiency in Python, SQL, and cloud data solutions. This position offers comprehensive benefits including healthcare and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience administering data, managing databases, and designing data pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of data pipeline tools and cloud technologies.
• Experience with relational databases and best practices for data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines to ingest, process, and store financial data.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from various sources.
• Build and optimize relational and non‑relational databases for reporting and analytics.
• Implement data quality checks and govern data policies.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver usable data for analysis.

Skills

Python

SQL

Scala

Kafka

Airflow

ETL frameworks

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

RDS

Job description

Lead Data Engineer

U.S. Bank is selecting a Lead Data Engineer to design and execute large‑scale data projects that ingest, clean, and analyze financial data. The role maintains data integrity, ensures regulatory compliance, and improves operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines to ingest, process, and store financial data from internal and external sources.
• Integrate structured and unstructured data from accounting software, trading platforms, and market feeds.
• Build and optimize relational and non‑relational databases (SQL, NoSQL) to support reporting and analytics.
• Implement data quality checks and enforce data governance policies to comply with GDPR, SOX, and other regulations.
• Collaborate with data scientists, business analysts, and IT teams to deliver usable data for analysis and decision‑making.
• Automate repetitive data processing tasks and continuously monitor and improve pipeline performance.
• Provide financial data for dashboards, reports, and visualizations, and work with finance teams to structure data for analysis.
• Securely store financial data, monitor access controls, and address security and privacy standards.
• Troubleshoot data pipelines, databases, and data integrity issues and support financial reporting systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience administering data, managing databases, and designing data pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, or Scala and experience with cloud data warehouse solutions such as Snowflake, Redshift, or RDS.
• Strong knowledge of data pipeline tools (Kafka, Airflow, ETL frameworks) and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with relational databases and best practices for data architecture and design.

Preferred Skills

• Application development tools and information management.
• Data warehousing, data movement tools, and on‑prem and cloud solutions.
• Application delivery process, IT environment, and hybrid/flexible work schedule.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Life insurance (term and optional)
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Parental leave and pregnancy disability
• 401(k) with employer contribution and retirement plan
• Paid vacation (2‑5 weeks) and up to 11 paid holidays
• Adoption assistance and sick and safe leave accruals

EEO Statement

U.S. Bank is an equal‑opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

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Posting Status

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.