First Citizens Bank

Data Engineer II

First Citizens Bank$95K — $115K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience in data engineering, or
  • High School Diploma/GED with 6 years of experience in data engineering.
  • Hands-on production experience with data pipelines using Medallion Architecture patterns.
  • Proficiency in Python development for data pipelines.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain data pipelines for real-time and batch processing.
  • Build and optimize data warehouse structures to ensure quality and consistency.
  • Implement data governance policies and procedures for compliance.
  • Establish data security measures and access controls.
  • Analyze and troubleshoot system performance for large-scale operations.
  • Write unit tests and adopt automated data pipelines.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet data requirements.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits program tailored to meet associates' needs.
Full Job Description
Overview

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 & Qualifications

Duties & 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:

Qualified candidates will have proven, hands-on production experience with most of the following:
  • 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

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Additional Information

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.

About First Citizens Bank

First Citizens Bank is a regional bank that provides a range of financial services to individuals and businesses. The bank offers checking and savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit cards, and investment services, as well as online and mobile banking. First Citizens Bank operates more than 500 branches in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The bank was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Learn more about First Citizens Bank
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6,000 employees
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Founded
1898

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