Senior Banking Data Architect - Enterprise & Cloud

First Citizens Bank; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank seeks a Principal Data Architect to lead end-to-end data architecture strategy across General Banking, Commercial, and Digital Bank domains. You will set target-state data architecture, integration patterns, metadata, and governance, partnering with business, risk, compliance, product, and ED&A stakeholders.

The role requires deep banking domain experience, cloud data platform knowledge (Snowflake, AWS, Databricks), and the ability to translate complex requirements into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in IT leadership or data architecture
• 15+ years in data architecture or related disciplines
• Experience across banking data ecosystems and cloud platforms
• Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Lead data architecture strategy and governance.
• Provide technical direction for data infrastructure and analytics.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders and Enterprise Architecture Review Board.
• Define target-state data architecture and data product designs.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

Data governance

Stakeholder influence

Banking domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master’s degree (CS/IS/Engineering)

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Databricks

Azure

APIs

Job description

First Citizens Bank seeks a Principal Data Architect to lead end-to-end data architecture strategy across General Banking, Commercial, and Digital Bank domains. You will set target-state data architecture, integration patterns, metadata, and governance, partnering with business, risk, compliance, product, and ED&A stakeholders.

The role requires deep banking domain experience, cloud data platform knowledge (Snowflake, AWS, Databricks), and the ability to translate complex requirements into