First Citizens Bank

Principal Data Architect

First Citizens Bank$135K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree and 10 years in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or IT management, or equivalent experience with a High School Diploma or GED and 14 years in the field.
  • Deep experience in both legacy and cloud data technologies such as Netezza, AWS, and Snowflake.
  • Extensive banking domain experience, especially in Commercial, General, and Digital Banking functions.
  • Proficiency in regulatory and compliance aspects, particularly KYC and AML requirements.
  • Strong understanding of data ecosystems, customer interactions, and governance practices.

Responsibilities

  • Lead data architecture for General, Commercial, and Digital Banking, establishing vision and standards.
  • Own governance of critical banking data domains including customer and transaction data.
  • Define patterns for integrating banking systems into enterprise platforms for data products.
  • Translate business strategies into scalable data architecture solutions with stakeholders.
  • Ensure data architecture supports privacy, security, and regulatory compliance standards.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional mentoring and development.
  • Access to cutting-edge cloud and data technologies.
  • Collaborative work environment with senior leadership.
  • Influence over strategic architecture decisions across the organization.
Full Job Description
Overview

This position establishes and implements the overall data management technological direction of the Bank. Provides strategic enterprise data technical vision while directing immediate data architecture initiatives. Ensures the overall quality of technology data implementations across multiple domains. Leads the design and integration of key data storage and systems that require a fundamental change to corporate data strategy and direction.
Responsibilities & Qualifications

Duties & Responsibilities:
Business Strategy - Drives data management architectural vision and strategy to support business needs. Designs and integrates key systems that change overall corporate data strategy and direction. Facilitates the development and evolution of architecture and enterprise governance processes.
Consultation - Provides technical direction for the Bank's annual investment in all data technology areas, including data infrastructure, architecture, management, integration, quality, reporting, and analytics. Offers guidance to application development teams within the department.
Collaboration - Communicates a clear vision for management and senior technical staff to ensure maximum leverage of both purchased and developed technology. Collaborates effectively to solve complex technical problems and create data strategies. Serves as a member of the Enterprise Architecture Review Board.
Technical Expertise - Maintains strong current knowledge of key advances, data technology, industry trends, and systems development techniques. Utilizes expertise to partner on the design of enterprise data solutions, planning technology migrations, vendor or product selection, and solution integration. Engage key data technology vendors to learn industry best practices and future trends.
Position Specific Skills:
Experience in technology infrastructure management
Knowledge of database platforms, architectures, and application designs that cross those platforms
Qualifications:
Minimum Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 10 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 14 years' experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management
Preferred Education:
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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.
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6,000 employees
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Founded
1898

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