Remote Lead Data Engineer - Cloud Data Platform

First Citizens Bank; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 129,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive design and delivery of enterprise data platforms powering analytics, BI, and decision-making. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and business stakeholders, and implement modern data practices across AWS, Snowflake, and dbt.

The role is remote with priority for candidates in Raleigh, Phoenix, and Dallas markets, offering opportunities to shape data strategy and engineering excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a data-focused field with 6+ years of data engineering/warehousing experience or a 10-year alternative pathway.
• Experience leading data platform initiatives and modern data engineering practices in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.
• Build and support data warehouses, ODS, and ETL/ELT pipelines for analytics and operations.
• Define testing, governance, and data quality standards across the data platform lifecycle.

Skills

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Python

SQL

Apache Airflow

Kinesis

Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Astronomer

Snowflake Cortex

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive design and delivery of enterprise data platforms powering analytics, BI, and decision-making. You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product and business stakeholders, and implement modern data practices across AWS, Snowflake, and dbt.

The role is remote with priority for candidates in Raleigh, Phoenix, and Dallas markets, offering opportunities to shape data strategy and engineering excellence across the organization.