Lead Data Engineer - Remote ELT/ETL, Snowflake Platform

First Citizens Bank; Tallahassee (FL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for a remote role that may be hired in North Carolina, Arizona, or Texas. The position targets senior engineers who design, build, and operate production-grade data platforms while mentoring teammates and setting engineering standards.

You will own end-to-end data pipelines, implement Snowflake-based architectures, use dbt, Qlik Replicate, and Python, and lead design reviews to advance governance, security, and performance across the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus 6+ years in advanced data engineering, cloud platforms, and leadership.
• OR High School Diploma or GED with 10+ years in advanced data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms, and leadership.
• Hands-on experience with modern ELT architectures and production data pipelines, Snowflake, dbt, and Python pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data pipelines using Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
• Ingestion using CDC and batch patterns; implement with Qlik Replicate and Python components.
• Develop dbt models, automate data quality tests, and enable CI/CD-driven deployments.
• Design and enforce Snowflake governance including RBAC and dynamic masking.
• Build and operate on AWS or Azure data services and drive cloud-native components.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and lead technical reviews.

Skills

Python

SQL

Mentorship

CI/CD

Data governance

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Snowflake

Qlik Replicate

dbt

dbt Cloud

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for a remote role that may be hired in North Carolina, Arizona, or Texas. The position targets senior engineers who design, build, and operate production-grade data platforms while mentoring teammates and setting engineering standards.

You will own end-to-end data pipelines, implement Snowflake-based architectures, use dbt, Qlik Replicate, and Python, and lead design reviews to advance governance, security, and performance across the platform.