Remote Lead Data Engineer — Cloud Data Platform

First Citizens Bank; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to spearhead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms that power analytics, reporting, BI, and operational decision-making.

The role requires hands-on leadership in cloud data platforms, data warehousing, ETL/ELT development, and modern data practices using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with partners across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 6 years of data engineering or related experience.
• Or high school diploma with 10 years of experience in data engineering domains.
• Strong background in cloud data platforms and data warehousing.
• Experience with AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of enterprise data solutions utilizing AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, and related cloud technologies.
• Develop and support data warehouses, ODS, and ETL/ELT pipelines that enable analytics, reporting, and operational data capabilities.
• Design and implement batch and real-time data processing solutions using modern streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Partner with business stakeholders, analysts, and technology teams to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Define and promote data quality strategies, testing standards, governance practices, and compliance controls across the data platform lifecycle.
• Establish enterprise testing practices, including data validation frameworks, dbt testing standards, and quality controls to support trusted data products.
• Define monitoring, observability, and operational reliability standards, including dashboards, alerts, SLOs, and SLAs for enterprise data platforms.
• Establish deployment strategies, environment promotion standards, and release governance practices that support secure and reliable delivery across enterprise data platforms.
• Contribute to technical discussions, peer reviews, and knowledge-sharing initiatives across the data engineering team.
• Leverage AI-powered development and productivity tools to accelerate solution delivery, improve code quality, and enhance engineering productivity.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

Python

SQL

Data warehousing

ETL/ELT

Data modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in data field

High School diploma with 10 years experience

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Apache Airflow

Kinesis

Kafka

Spark

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to spearhead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms that power analytics, reporting, BI, and operational decision-making.

The role requires hands-on leadership in cloud data platforms, data warehousing, ETL/ELT development, and modern data practices using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with partners across the organization.