Remote Data Engineer — Cloud Data Pipelines & Analytics

First Citizens; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 87,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a motivated Data Engineer to join our Data Platform Engineering Organization and help build scalable cloud-based data solutions that enable analytics and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on data engineer with experience in cloud-based data platforms, data warehousing, ETL/ELT development, and modern data engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 1 year experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 5 years' experience
• Preferred Area of Study: Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field
• Preferred Area of Experience: Data engineering, database management, or related field. Experience with cloud-based data platforms and big data technologies

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data solutions utilizing AWS Services, Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, and related technologies.
• Implement data warehouse solutions, dimensional data models, and ETL/ELT processes that support reporting, analytics, and business intelligence capabilities.
• Implement data quality validations, test cases, and controls to ensure accurate, consistent, and reliable data assets.
• Develop and maintain data tests, including dbt tests, to support data quality and reliability requirements.
• Support workflow orchestration, monitoring, troubleshooting, log analysis, and production operations using Airflow and cloud-native technologies.
• Collaborate with business users, product partners, analysts, and technology teams to deliver data solutions that support business objectives.
• Follow established engineering standards, development practices, documentation requirements, and testing procedures to support high-quality solution delivery.
• Participate in pipeline deployments, environment promotion activities, operational support, and performance optimization efforts using established CI/CD processes.
• Leverage AI-powered development and productivity tools to improve engineering efficiency, code quality, and delivery outcomes.

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a motivated Data Engineer to join our Data Platform Engineering Organization and help build scalable cloud-based data solutions that enable analytics and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on data engineer with experience in cloud-based data platforms, data warehousing, ETL/ELT development, and modern data engineering practices.