Senior Data Engineer - Platform & Orchestration

Arvest Bank; Oklahoma; Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Financial benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

Arvest Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and implement data platform solutions. You will build data/analytic platforms for analytics, reports, dashboards, and ML models, guiding data architecture and ensuring data movement, cleansing, and integration within collaborative agile teams.

The role emphasizes mentoring, code reviews, and compliance with bank policies. Location is within the Arvest footprint with potential remote options discussed during interviews, and standard hours

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or related field.
• 5+ years in technical design and development.
• 2+ years with data methodologies and advanced data structures.

Responsibilities

• Design database solutions that are robust, scalable, and adaptable.
• Lead root cause analysis and assess impact of changes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to advise on database technologies.
• Develop data environments that support automated and observable data pipelines.
• Standardize design approaches across teams and work with architects.
• Identify data quality issues and ensure data integrity.
• Promote data reuse across the company and participate in cross-team efforts.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Adhere to bank policies and compliance requirements.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

Kafka

C#

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems

Tools

DBT

Dataproc

Data Fusion

DataStage

Informatica

Docker

Job description

US | Information Technology | Full Time

107,320 - 135,000 USD per year

Apply before October 18, 2026

Description

Pay is based on a number of factors including the successful candidate’s job-related knowledge and skills, qualifications, and prior experience. Arvest offers a comprehensive suite of benefits, including a full range of health and life, financial, and wellness benefits. For more information about benefits, please visit www.arvest.com/careers/benefits .

Incumbent should be located anywhere within the Arvest 4 State Footprint (AR, KS, MO, OK). Remote work options may be available outside of the 4-state footprint upon further review during the interview process.

The standard working hours for this role are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST. Flexibility to work additional hours as needed to support project demands is expected.

Preferred Certifications

Cloud Data Engineering (GCP, AWS, or Azure) - Strongly Preferred

ServiceNow IT Service Management (ITSM) or IT Operations Management (ITOM) – Strongly Preferred

DCAM (Data Management Capability Assessment Model)

CDMC (Cloud Data Management Capabilities)

CIMP (Certified Information Management Professional)

COBIT 2019 Certification

Lean Six Sigma

The story of Arvest is one of commitment started by our founders in 1961, with an intense dedication to focusing on our customers. We will always be active and involved members of the communities we serve, and we will always work to put the needs of our customers and associates first as we continue to fulfill our mission – People helping people find financial solutions for life.

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer

A Senior Data Engineer at Arvest designs and develops data platform solutions. They use common data architecture practices to architect, design, and develop data/analytic platforms that are used to produce analytics products, such as reports, dashboards, ML models, etc. Senior Data Engineers build and implement the data architecture plan and are responsible for moving, integrating, and cleansing data. They mentor others through technical and professional development. Senior Data Engineers work on highly collaborative agile teams and break down their work from stories into tasks, identify dependencies, and test and confirm acceptance criteria of work.

What You’ll Do at Arvest: (Other duties may be assigned.)

• Design database solutions that meet business requirements and prove robust, stable, scalable, and adaptable over time.
• Lead root cause analysis, troubleshoot complex problems, and perform impact analysis of proposed changes.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and various Product teams to advise on the most appropriate database technologies and provide recommendations as needed.
• Inform the development and growth of data environments, implementing solutions that are easily automated and allow for quick failure identification.
• Standardize new design approaches that can be adopted across teams and evaluate the feasibility of solutions.
• Work closely with Solution and Software Architects to understand and influence the current and future state of technology.
• Identify and understand anomalies and data quality issues and address quality and integrity issues.
• Take an active role in cross-product teams while promoting the re-use of data across the Company.
• Continuously perform code reviews by testing own work and reviewing tests performed by more junior team members.
• Understand and comply with bank policy, laws, regulations, and the bank's BSA/AML Program, as applicable to your job duties. This includes but is not limited to; complete compliance training and adhere to internal procedures and controls; report any known violations of compliance policy, laws, or regulations and report any suspicious customer and/or account activity.

Responsibilities:

Toolbox for Success:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Intelligence, related field, or equivalent related work or military experience.
• 5 years of experience in technical design and development.
• 2 years of experience with data methodologies and advanced data structures.

Knowledge in the following:

• SQL (DBT preferred)
• Building complex data sets
• Data science lifecycle
• Enterprise ETL tools (DataFlow, Dataproc, Data Fusion, DataStage, Informatica, or similar)
• Structured and unstructured data sources
• Fluency in Python, Java, Kafka, and C#
• Pipeline Orchestration of data workloads (Apache Airflow or Cloud Composer)
• Standardization, security, governance, and compliance
• Docker/Containerized applications

• Relevant military experience is considered for veterans and transitioning service members.

Preferred:

• Data Visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, or PowerBI)
• Prior experience in banking or financial services.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We offer competitive compensation, benefits packages, and significant professional growth.

Arvest Bank is committed to providing equal opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, race-based hairstyles and textures, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis, which now or in the future may be specified by law.

Along with an excellent benefits package, our associates are engaged, rewarded for performance, and encouraged to grow professionally and personally. Our future is driven by our associates. If you want to be recognized for your results and empowered to reach your potential.