Remote Lead Data Engineer - Cloud Data Platform & Analytics

First Citizens Bank; North Carolina; Remote; USD 129,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to guide the design and modernization of enterprise data platforms powering analytics and reporting. You will lead a team, partner with product and business stakeholders, and deliver scalable data solutions using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, data quality and governance, and driving engineering excellence across the data platform lifecycle within a cloud-first environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading data platform teams in large enterprises.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms and modern data engineering practices.
• Experience with data quality, governance, and observability in data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of enterprise data solutions on AWS, Snowflake, and dbt.
• Develop data warehouses, ODS, and ETL/ELT pipelines for analytics and operations.
• Design batch and real-time data processing using streaming architectures.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data products.
• Define monitoring, testing, governance, and deployment standards for data platforms.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Python

SQL

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to guide the design and modernization of enterprise data platforms powering analytics and reporting. You will lead a team, partner with product and business stakeholders, and deliver scalable data solutions using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, data quality and governance, and driving engineering excellence across the data platform lifecycle within a cloud-first environment.