Remote Senior IT Data Engineer: Snowflake/dbt Platform Lead

Socket.dev; Winter Haven (FL); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

SouthState Bank seeks an IT Data Engineer IV to lead the design, build, and improvement of scalable data platforms, leveraging Snowflake and dbt to support analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making.

The role requires mentoring engineers, enforcing data quality and observability, and partnering with data owners, architects, compliance, and technology teams to translate business needs into durable data solutions.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of progressive data engineering experience with 3+ years in senior/lead roles.
• 5+ years of hands-on Snowflake experience including SQL, data modeling, and production support.
• 5+ years in senior engineer, technical lead, or architecture-influencing capacity.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver enterprise data platform solutions using Snowflake, dbt, SQL, Python and modern integration tech.
• Establish data engineering standards, CI/CD, testing, observability, and security practices.

Skills

Snowflake

dbt

SQL

Python

Data modeling

CI/CD

Data governance

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

Job description

SouthState Bank seeks an IT Data Engineer IV to lead the design, build, and improvement of scalable data platforms, leveraging Snowflake and dbt to support analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making.

The role requires mentoring engineers, enforcing data quality and observability, and partnering with data owners, architects, compliance, and technology teams to translate business needs into durable data solutions.