Remote Lead Data Engineer — Cloud Data Platform

First Citizens Bank; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to head the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms powering analytics and decision‑making across the organization. You will lead a hands‑on team in a cloud‑first environment, delivering scalable data solutions with AWS, Snowflake, and dbt while mentoring engineers.

The role collaborates with product partners and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable data products, uphold data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of data engineering experience.
• OR High School Diploma or GED with 10 years of data engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise data solutions utilizing AWS Services, Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, and related cloud technologies.
• Develop and support data warehouses, Operational Data Stores (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, service‑level objectives (SLOs), and service‑level agreements (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

Data engineering leadership

Cloud data platforms

ETL/ELT development

Data warehousing

Python

SQL

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring team members

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Python

SQL

Apache Airflow

Astronomer

Kinesis

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to head the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms powering analytics and decision‑making across the organization. You will lead a hands‑on team in a cloud‑first environment, delivering scalable data solutions with AWS, Snowflake, and dbt while mentoring engineers.

The role collaborates with product partners and business stakeholders to translate requirements into reliable data products, uphold data