Lead Software Engineer - Data Governance

Us Bank; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Lead Data Governance Platform Engineer to help build scalable data governance solutions across cloud environments and support business decisions with trusted data.

In this role, you will design MDM and data observability capabilities, collaborate with data stewards and engineers, and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining security and compliance. The position requires working from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Six to eight years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or AWS in data governance.
• Extensive experience in data governance and data lake architectures.
• Skills in Java, Shell scripting, Python, Spark.
• Proficient in Linux and distributed systems; comfort with DevOps and Agile.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS), Kubernetes and Docker.

Responsibilities

• Manage data governance capabilities across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Design scalable MDM solutions, data models, and multi-system integration pipelines; guide ETL teams.
• Scale end-to-end data observability across hybrid cloud or multi-cloud data environments.
• Collaborate with data stewards to establish data quality rules and compliance policies.
• Monitor system performance, optimize pipelines, and troubleshoot production issues.
• Provide on-call support and collaborate with other teams to ensure smooth operations.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications.
• Collaborate across functional teams to support data governance in the cloud.

Skills

Data governance

MDM

Azure

AWS

Java

Python

Shell scripting

Spark

Linux

Kubernetes

Docker

DevOps

Data observability

Education

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience

Tools

Active Directory

Azure SSO

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Job Description:

Be a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions. We’re looking for people who want more than just a job – they want to make a difference! U.S. Bank is seeking a Lead Data Governance Platform Engineer who will contribute toward the success of our technology initiative developing scalable data governance solutions for the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage data governance capabilities, such as observability, data quality, master data management (MDM), etc. for various workloads within a cloud and across cloud environments.

• Design scalable MDM solutions, data models, match/merge rules, and multi-system integration pipelines. Provide guidance to engineering and ETL teams.

• Design and scale our end-to-end data observability capabilities across hybrid cloud or multi-cloud data environments.

• Collaborate with data stewards to establish data quality rules and compliance policies.

• Monitor system performance, optimize pipelines, and troubleshoot complex production issues.

• Diagnose and resolve issues related to networks, job failures, and performance bottlenecks. Provide on-call support and collaborate with other teams to ensure smooth operations.

• Deploy and manage containerized applications.

• Collaborate well across functional teams and business lines to support data governance solutions in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Six to eight years of relevant experience

Preferred skills and experiences:

• Experience in implementing critical systems with secure integration, Active Directory, and Azure SSO, etc.
• Four to six years of relevant experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud or AWS.
• Extensive experience in data governance.
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience inData Lake Architectures.
• Working knowledge with Java, Shell scripting, Python, Spark languages.
• Proficiency in Linux and distributed systems
• Adept with agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve system failures and performance.
• Experience in cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS), Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
• Excellent ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Deep understanding of banking, operations, risk, and compliance with technical fluency in business and regulatory acumen.

Location expectations:

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

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 or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

Pay Range: $148,495.00 - $174,700.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

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