Senior Software Engineer (Data Engineering)

U.S. Bank; Hopkins (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Data Architect / Data Engineer to design and build enterprise-scale data platforms powering analytics, AI/ML, fraud detection, and regulatory reporting. This role will lead data pipelines, governance, and modernization initiatives across cloud environments.

We are looking for hands-on engineers who can deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions while collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5–6 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise-scale data platforms, lakehouse architectures, and data warehouse solutions.
• Build and maintain high-performance batch, streaming, and event-driven data pipelines.
• Develop and optimize ETL/ELT frameworks using modern cloud-native and big data technologies.
• Create scalable data models, metadata frameworks, data lineage, and data quality controls.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives for secure data platform transformation.
• Partner with architects, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver reusable data products.
• Conduct design reviews and mentor team on data engineering best practices.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, performance, resiliency, and operational standards.

Skills

Databricks

Apache Spark

Scala

PySpark

Delta Lake

Azure

AWS

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

Tools

SQL

Python

Oracle

Job description

Company Overview

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Architect / Data Engineer to design, build, and modernize enterprise-scale data platforms that power analytics, AI/ML, fraud detection, regulatory reporting, and business intelligence solutions. The ideal candidate combines strategic architecture expertise with hands-on engineering experience to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions.

Essential Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement enterprise-scale data platforms, lakehouse architectures, and data warehouse solutions supporting analytics, AI/ML, fraud detection, and regulatory reporting.
• Build and maintain high-performance batch, streaming, and event-driven data pipelines to process large-scale data workloads.
• Develop and optimize ETL/ELT frameworks using modern cloud-native and big data technologies.
• Create and maintain scalable data models, metadata frameworks, data lineage, and data quality controls to ensure trusted data assets.
• Lead and support cloud migration and modernization initiatives, enabling secure and efficient data platform transformation.
• Partner with architects, software engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable and reusable data products.
• Conduct design reviews, establish engineering standards, and mentor team members on data engineering best practices and platform development.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, performance, resiliency, and operational excellence requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Five to six years of relevant experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Strong expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, Scala, PySpark, Delta Lake, and modern distributed data processing frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, Oracle, and data engineering best practices for large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and implementing data warehouses, lakehouse architectures, Medallion architecture, and dimensional data models.
• Hands-on experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, real-time streaming solutions, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms, cloud-native services, and data platform modernization strategies.
• Experience implementing data governance, lineage, metadata management, data quality, and compliance controls.
• Prior experience with Actimize platforms (SAM, CCD, UDM, or related solutions), preferably within Fraud, AML, Risk, or Regulatory Reporting environments.
• Proven ability to develop highly available, fault-tolerant, secure, and performance-optimized data solutions, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

Equal Opportunity Statement

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

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Salary & Pay Range

Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00

Background and Mandatory Compliance

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures. Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.