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First Citizens Bank · 9 hours ago

Lead Data Engineer – Data Control

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$125K/yr - $165K/yr
date6+ years exp

First Citizens Bank is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Data Engineer to lead and drive data governance, control frameworks, and advanced reconciliation processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in data engineering, regulatory compliance, and automation, and will be responsible for designing and implementing robust data control solutions while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

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Responsibilities

Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, including 2052A, FR370, CCPA, and GDPR
Build and maintain data privacy control frameworks to safeguard sensitive information
Design and implement data governance & control frameworks to ensure data integrity, security, and compliance
Design and implement data control frameworks for advanced reconciliation processes, data movement controls, and data quality checks
Establish and enforce data lineage and metadata management practices to enhance traceability and transparency and create preventive automation activities for support
Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining data platform that supports data integrations for Enterprise Data Warehouse, Operational Data Store or Data Marts etc. with appropriate data access, data security, data privacy and data governance
Establish enterprise-scale data integration procedures, data pipelines and frameworks across the data development life cycle. Suggest and implement appropriate technologies to deliver resilient, scalable, and future-proof data solutions
Create data ingestion pipelines in data warehouses and other large-scale data platforms
Develop APIs and automation scripts to streamline data processes and enhance operational efficiency
Optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval systems for performance and scalability
Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights through intuitive dashboards and reports
Mentor and guide cross-functional teams in data governance and engineering best practices
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to align data strategies with organizational goals

Qualification

Data governance frameworksData engineeringData integrationRegulatory compliancePythonData warehousingData quality controlCloud platformsPartnershipCommunicationProblem solvingAttention to detailTeam playerCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Advanced data engineering, enterprise architecture, project leadership OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Advanced data engineering, enterprise architecture, project leadership
Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, including 2052A, FR370, CCPA, and GDPR
Build and maintain data privacy control frameworks to safeguard sensitive information
Design and implement data governance & control frameworks to ensure data integrity, security, and compliance
Design and implement data control frameworks for advanced reconciliation processes, data movement controls, and data quality checks
Establish and enforce data lineage and metadata management practices to enhance traceability and transparency and create preventive automation activities for support
Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining data platform that supports data integrations for Enterprise Data Warehouse, Operational Data Store or Data Marts etc. with appropriate data access, data security, data privacy and data governance
Establish enterprise-scale data integration procedures, data pipelines and frameworks across the data development life cycle
Create data ingestion pipelines in data warehouses and other large-scale data platforms
Develop APIs and automation scripts to streamline data processes and enhance operational efficiency
Optimize data storage, processing, and retrieval systems for performance and scalability
Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver actionable insights through intuitive dashboards and reports
Mentor and guide cross-functional teams in data governance and engineering best practices
Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to align data strategies with organizational goals

Preferred

Team Player: Support peers, team, and department management
Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Problem Solving: Excellent problem-solving skills, incident management, root cause analysis, and proactive solutions to improve quality
Partnership and Collaboration: Develop and maintain partnership with business and IT stakeholders
Attention to Detail: Ensure accuracy and thoroughness in all tasks
Proficiency in Python for data engineering frameworks and automation tasks
Strong Experience with advanced reconciliation frameworks and data movement controls
Automate data integration, transformation, and quality checks using tools like Denodo, DBT, and Qlik
Technical expertise working in large scale Data Warehousing applications and databases such as Snowflake, Oracle, Postgres, Netezza, Teradata, and SQL Server
Expertise in Collibra data lineage, metadata management, and data quality control frameworks for regulatory and compliance
Semantic Data modelling experience and advanced reporting solution using Power BI, Tableau & Qlik and Splunk for monitoring
Setting up role-based access controls (RBAC) in Snowflake
Experience with public cloud-based data platforms especially AWS
Experience in Data control, Observability frameworks, Tools/ Technologies
Experience working in Financial Industry
Strong leadership and communication skills to influence and guide teams
Knowledge of modern data architecture and cloud platforms

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.

Company

First Citizens Bank

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First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.
dateFounded in 1898
location
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.firstcitizens.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$33M
2021-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $10M
2018-08-29Post Ipo Debt· $23M
1986-10-31IPO

Leadership Team

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Craig Nix
Chief Financial Officer
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