Senior Data Platform Engineer — Remote

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 129,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a seasoned Lead Data Engineer to join our Data Platform Engineering Organization and guide the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms that power analytics, reporting, and decision-making. This hands-on leader will mentor engineers and drive engineering excellence using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions, establish data quality and governance, and define

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, or cloud data platforms.
• Strong hands-on expertise with AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.
• Experience designing batch and real-time data processing architectures.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices.
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions.
• Knowledge of data quality, governance, and deployment observability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms on AWS and Snowflake.
• Develop data warehouses and ETL/ELT pipelines to enable analytics and reporting.
• Design batch and real-time processing using streaming architectures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Establish data quality, testing, governance, and deployment standards.
• Promote engineering excellence and mentor team members.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Warehousing

ETL/ELT

Cloud Data Platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Apache Airflow

Spark

Kinesis

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a seasoned Lead Data Engineer to join our Data Platform Engineering Organization and guide the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms that power analytics, reporting, and decision-making. This hands-on leader will mentor engineers and drive engineering excellence using AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions, establish data quality and governance, and define