Senior Data Platform Engineer - Remote

First Citizens Bank; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 129,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank seeks a Lead Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL. This is a remote role with priority for candidates in Raleigh, North Carolina, Phoenix, Arizona and Dallas, Texas.

You will mentor engineers, drive data quality governance, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable data products powering analytics, reporting, BI, and operations across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Cloud Data Platforms, or related technology disciplines.
• OR
• High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in the same areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise data solutions utilizing AWS Services, Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, and related cloud technologies.
• Develop and support data warehouses, Operational Data Stores (ODS), and ETL/ELT pipelines that enable analytics, reporting, and operational data capabilities.
• Design and implement batch and real-time data processing solutions using modern streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Partner with business stakeholders, analysts, and technology teams to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Define and promote data quality strategies, testing standards, governance practices, and compliance controls across the data platform lifecycle.
• Establish enterprise testing practices, including data validation frameworks, dbt testing standards, and quality controls to support trusted data products.
• Define monitoring, observability, and operational reliability standards, including dashboards, alerts, service-level objectives (SLOs), and service-level agreements (SLAs) for enterprise data platforms.
• Establish deployment strategies, environment promotion standards, and release governance practices that support secure and reliable delivery across enterprise data platforms.
• Contribute to technical discussions, peer reviews, and knowledge-sharing initiatives across the data engineering team.
• Leverage AI-powered development and productivity tools to accelerate solution delivery, improve code quality, and enhance engineering productivity

Skills

Cloud data platforms

Data warehousing

ETL/ELT development

Python

SQL

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Apache Airflow

Kinesis

Kafka

Astronomer

Job description

First Citizens Bank seeks a Lead Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL. This is a remote role with priority for candidates in Raleigh, North Carolina, Phoenix, Arizona and Dallas, Texas.

You will mentor engineers, drive data quality governance, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable data products powering analytics, reporting, BI, and operations across the organization.