Remote Senior Data Engineer: Scalable Data Platforms

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise applications for the Data Platform. You will work across UI, APIs, microservices, and data technologies, providing technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers.

The role emphasizes scalable, secure solutions, collaboration with product owners and stakeholders, and participation in architecture reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Remote-friendly within NC, AZ, TX, and FL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Software application development, Data engineering, cloud platforms
• OR
• High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Software application development, Data Integrations, cloud platforms
• Preferred Area of Study: Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field
• Preferred Area of Experience: 5+ years of software engineering experience developing enterprise-scale applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable full-stack applications using React.js, Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Python, Kafka, and relational databases.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven solutions to support business and data processing requirements.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
• Build reusable components, application frameworks, and shared services to improve development efficiency.
• Lead and participate in architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and project teams.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and development methodologies.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and assess system impacts, dependencies, and risks.
• Provide effort estimates, technical recommendations, and implementation strategies for new initiatives and enhancements.
• Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, and stakeholders to define scalable solutions.
• Support production applications and troubleshoot complex issues across UI, middleware, messaging platforms, and databases.
• Monitor application performance and identify opportunities for optimization and automation.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident management activities.
• Develop automated units, integration, and regression tests.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to application performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, retrospectives, and release activities.

Skills

React.js

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

Python

Kafka

SQL

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

GitLab

CI/CD

Jira

Confluence

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise applications for the Data Platform. You will work across UI, APIs, microservices, and data technologies, providing technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers.

The role emphasizes scalable, secure solutions, collaboration with product owners and stakeholders, and participation in architecture reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Remote-friendly within NC, AZ, TX, and FL.