Principal Data Engineer I: Shape a Modern Data Platform

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a Principal Engineer I - Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and implement critical components of the enterprise data platform supporting regulatory reporting and Large Financial Institution (LFI) needs.

You will work with data analysts, engineers, and architects to develop a cross-unit data tier, mentor team members, and influence data governance, architecture, and modernization efforts across Azure-based data services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 8+ years’ experience with data engineering including ETL, data warehousing, and related tools.
• 5+ years’ experience in cloud data solutions with Azure ecosystem.
• Expert in at least one RDBMS and query language (T-SQL/PL-SQL/Spark SQL).
• Design and build reusable, dynamic PySpark components and frameworks.
• Migration experience from Azure Synapse to Microsoft Fabric is a plus.
• Azure certifications such as Fundamentals, Data Engineer, DevOps Engineer encouraged.
• Experience with Visio/Archimate/Lucidchart for architecture diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and implement core components of the enterprise data platform.
• Develop ETL and data pipelines across Western Alliance Bank systems.
• Lead PySpark development with reusable frameworks and performance tuning.
• Implement Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines per technical standards.
• Apply Test Driven Development to data solutions.
• Mentor data professionals and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Involve data governance and enterprise architecture outcomes.
• Explore data with profiling tools and support data quality initiatives.

Skills

ETL concepts

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Databricks

PySpark

Azure DevOps

T-SQL

PL/SQL

Spark SQL

Data warehousing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Visio

Archimate

Lucidchart

SAS

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a Principal Engineer I - Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and implement critical components of the enterprise data platform supporting regulatory reporting and Large Financial Institution (LFI) needs.

You will work with data analysts, engineers, and architects to develop a cross-unit data tier, mentor team members, and influence data governance, architecture, and modernization efforts across Azure-based data services.