Senior Data Platform Engineer - Remote

First Citizens; Raleigh (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join the Data Platform Engineering Organization. You will build scalable cloud-based data solutions enabling analytics and data-driven decision-making across the bank.

The role focuses on data architecture, ETL/ELT development, and data governance, leveraging AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL to deliver enterprise-scale data products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 4+ years in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing or cloud data platforms.
• Or high school diploma with 8+ years in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing or cloud data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture and Strategy - design scalable data architectures aligned with business objectives.
• Advanced Data Pipeline Development - architect and optimize real-time and batch data pipelines.
• Data Governance and Quality Management - enforce governance and data quality monitoring.
• Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting - optimize large-scale data operations.
• Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing - mentor junior engineers and share best practices.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

ETL/ELT development

Python programming

SQL proficiency

Communication

Mentorship

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

High school diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Azure

Snowflake

dbt

Python

SQL

Apache Airflow

Astronomer

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join the Data Platform Engineering Organization. You will build scalable cloud-based data solutions enabling analytics and data-driven decision-making across the bank.

The role focuses on data architecture, ETL/ELT development, and data governance, leveraging AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Python, and SQL to deliver enterprise-scale data products.