[Hiring] Data Engineer II @First Citizens Bank

Role Description

This is a remote role that may only be hired in the following location(s): North Carolina, Texas, Arizona & Florida. The position is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure. This role implements data integration, processing, and analytics solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver efficient and scalable data systems.

Responsibilities

• Data Pipelines
  • Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines for efficient data processing and integration for real-time and batch-processing.
  • Implement and optimize ETL processes to extract, load, transform and integrate data from various sources.
  • Enhance data flows and storage solutions for improved performance.
• Data Warehousing
  • Design and implement data warehouse structures.
  • Ensure data quality and consistency within the data warehouse.
  • Apply data modeling techniques for efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Data Governance, Quality & Compliance
  • Implement data governance policies and procedures.
  • Implement data quality frameworks, standards and documentation.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant data regulations and standards.
• Security & Access Management
  • Implement data security measures and access controls.
  • Maintain data protection protocols.
• Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting
  • Analyze and optimize system performance for large-scale data operations.
  • Troubleshoot data issues and implement robust solutions.
• Testing & Automation
  • Write unit test cases, validate the data integrity & consistency requirements.
  • Adopt automated data pipelines using GitLab, Github, CICD tools.
• Code Deployment & Release Management
  • Adopt release management processes to promote code deployment to various environments including production, disaster recovery, and support activities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other teams to understand and meet data requirements.
  • Participate in cross-functional projects to support data-driven initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience in Data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms
• OR
• High School Diploma or GED and 6 years of experience in Data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Building data pipelines using Medallion Architecture patterns
• Data ingestion using Qlik Replicate (snapshot, CDC, batch)
• Python development for data pipeline components
• dbt Cloud transformations, testing, and SQL development
• Snowflake ingestion and processing (Snowpipe, Tasks, Stored Procedures)
• RBAC and data masking concepts in Snowflake
• Cloud-native development on AWS or equivalent Azure platforms
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk or Dynatrace
• Experience in regulated or governance-heavy environments
• Relevant cloud or data platform certifications

Benefits

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits .