Senior Data Platform Engineer - Cloud ETL & Analytics (Remote)

First Citizens Bank; Scottsdale (AZ); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join the Data Platform Engineering Organization. You will design scalable data architectures, build real-time and batch data pipelines, and enforce data governance across enterprise data platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on development with AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL, collaborating with engineers, product partners, and business stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Cloud Data Platforms, or related technology disciplines.
• OR
• High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Cloud Data Platforms, or related technology disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture and Strategy - Design and implement scalable data architectures and align with business objectives.
• Advanced Data Pipeline Development - Architect and implement complex data pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
• Data Governance and Quality Management - Establish and enforce data governance policies and data quality frameworks.
• Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting - Analyze and optimize system performance for large-scale data operations.
• Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing - Mentor junior data engineers and share best practices.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

Mentorship

Communication

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Snowflake

dbt

Apache Airflow

Astronomer

Kinesis

Kafka

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join the Data Platform Engineering Organization. You will design scalable data architectures, build real-time and batch data pipelines, and enforce data governance across enterprise data platforms.

The role emphasizes hands-on development with AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL, collaborating with engineers, product partners, and business stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making.