Remote Lead Data Engineer - Cloud Data Platform Leader

First Citizens; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to lead the design and modernization of enterprise data platforms powering analytics and BI. You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and deliver cloud-based data solutions using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product partners and business stakeholders, with a focus on scalable, reliable data products and modern data engineering practices across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Cloud Data Platforms, or related fields.
• Or High School Diploma/GED with 10+ years in the same areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of enterprise data solutions using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL.
• Develop and support data warehouses, ODS, and ETL/ELT pipelines for analytics and operational data.
• Design batch and real-time data processing with modern streaming architectures.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Define data quality strategies, testing standards, governance, and compliance controls across the data platform lifecycle.
• Establish enterprise testing, data validation, and dbt testing standards with quality controls.
• Define monitoring, observability, and reliability standards including dashboards, SLOs, and SLAs.
• Establish deployment strategies and release governance for enterprise data platforms.
• Contribute to technical discussions, peer reviews, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate delivery and improve code quality.

Skills

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data Warehousing

Spark

Airflow

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Python

SQL

Apache Airflow

Job description

First Citizens is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to lead the design and modernization of enterprise data platforms powering analytics and BI. You will mentor engineers, drive best practices, and deliver cloud-based data solutions using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product partners and business stakeholders, with a focus on scalable, reliable data products and modern data engineering practices across the organization.