Remote Data Engineer II — Data Pipelines & Warehousing

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a data engineering professional to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure. The role emphasizes ETL, data governance, security, and cross-functional collaboration with data scientists and analysts.

The position supports remote work with eligibility to hire in North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, or Florida, and requires proficiency in cloud platforms and data technologies. Strong emphasis on performance and automated testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms.
• Or a High School Diploma or GED with 6 years of data engineering experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms and data technologies.

Responsibilities

• Data Pipelines - design, develop, and maintain ETL pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
• Data Warehousing - design and implement data warehouse structures and ensure data quality.
• Data Governance, Quality & Compliance - implement governance, quality frameworks, and documentation.
• Security & Access Management - implement data security measures and access controls.
• Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting - optimize performance and troubleshoot data issues.
• Testing & Automation - write unit tests and adopt automated pipelines using CI/CD tools.
• Code Deployment & Release Management - manage releases across environments including production and DR.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - work with data scientists and analysts to meet data requirements.

Skills

Python development

ETL design

Data modeling

SQL development

CI/CD practices

Education

Bachelor's Degree in data engineering/data technologies/cloud platforms

High School Diploma or GED with 6 years experience in data engineering

Tools

Qlik Replicate

dbt Cloud

Snowflake

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Medallion Architecture

Snowpipe

RBAC and data masking in Snowflake

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a data engineering professional to design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure. The role emphasizes ETL, data governance, security, and cross-functional collaboration with data scientists and analysts.

The position supports remote work with eligibility to hire in North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, or Florida, and requires proficiency in cloud platforms and data technologies. Strong emphasis on performance and automated testing.