First Citizens Bank · 7 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expFirst Citizens Bank is seeking a skilled Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and optimize database solutions across multiple platforms. The role involves building and maintaining data platforms, establishing data integration procedures, and collaborating with teams to deliver efficient data products.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for designing, building, 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
Creating scheduled as well as trigger-based ingestion patterns using scheduling tools
Design, Develop and maintain databases solutions using SQL server, Netezza and Snowflake
Create performance optimized DDLs for any row-based or columnar databases such as Netezza database per Logical Data Model
Performance tuning of complex data pipelines and SQL queries
Performs impact analysis of proposed changes on existing architecture, capabilities, system priorities, and technology solutions
Manage deliverables of developers, perform design reviews and coordinate release management activities
Estimate and provide timelines for project activities. Identify, document, and communicate technical risks, issues and alternative solutions discovered during project
Drive automation, identify inefficiencies, optimize processes and data flows, and recommend improvements
Use agile engineering practices and various data development technologies to rapidly develop and implement efficient data products
Collaborate with Product Owners to understand PI goals, PI planning, requirement clarification, and delivery coordination
Technical support for production incidents and failures
Work with global technology teams across different time zones (primarily US) to deliver timely business value
Use Jira to manage tasks, track the progress and work in Agile environment
Contribute to CI/CD, Automation, and Azure DevOps for database development
Participate in migration activities and cloud modernization initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in Data engineering, big data technologies, cloud platforms OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in Data engineering, big data technologies, cloud platforms
Strong database engineering expertise
Solid understanding of database modeling and ETL skills
Ability to build scalable and high-performance solutions for applications
Experience working in Agile teams
Knowledge in any data virtualization tool
Responsible for designing, building, 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
Creating scheduled as well as trigger-based ingestion patterns using scheduling tools
Design, Develop and maintain databases solutions using SQL server, Netezza and Snowflake
Create performance optimized DDLs for any row-based or columnar databases such as Netezza database per Logical Data Model
Performance tuning of complex data pipelines and SQL queries
Performs impact analysis of proposed changes on existing architecture, capabilities, system priorities, and technology solutions
Manage deliverables of developers, perform design reviews and coordinate release management activities
Estimate and provide timelines for project activities
Identify, document, and communicate technical risks, issues and alternative solutions discovered during project
Drive automation, identify inefficiencies, optimize processes and data flows, and recommend improvements
Use agile engineering practices and various data development technologies to rapidly develop and implement efficient data products
Collaborate with Product Owners to understand PI goals, PI planning, requirement clarification, and delivery coordination
Technical support for production incidents and failures
Work with global technology teams across different time zones (primarily US) to deliver timely business value
Use Jira to manage tasks, track the progress and work in Agile environment
Contribute to CI/CD, Automation, and Azure DevOps for database development
Participate in migration activities and cloud modernization initiatives
Strong expertise in SQL Server (T-SQL, Stored Procedures, indexing, Performance tuning)
Hands-on experience in Netezza, DB2 (Querying, Performance tuning, ETL)
Familiarity with ETL tools (SSIS, Data stage or equivalent)
Experience working in Agile team with Jira for issue tracking and sprint planning
Strong knowledge of data architecture, data design patterns, modeling, and cloud data solutions (Snowflake)
Data Model: Expertise in Logical and Physical Data Model using Relational or Dimensional Modeling practices, high volume ETL/ELT processes
Performance tuning of data pipelines and DB Objects to deliver optimal performance
Data Engineering: Experience in designing and building Data Warehouse and Data lakes. Good knowledge of data warehouse principles, and concepts
Technical expertise working in large scale Data Warehousing applications and databases such as Oracle, Netezza, and SQL Server
Experience with public cloud-based data platforms especially Snowflake and AWS
Data integration skills: Expertise in design and development of complex data pipelines
Solutions using any industry leading ETL tools such as SSIS and IBM Data Stage
Expert in SQL - development experience in at least one scripting language (Python etc.), adept in tracing and resolving data integrity issues
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
Experience in at least one scripting language. Python is preferred
Prior work experience in large scale migration project
Experience working in Financial Industry is a plus
Benefits
Competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program
Company
First Citizens Bank
First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$33M2021-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $10M
2018-08-29Post Ipo Debt· $23M
1986-10-31IPO
Leadership Team
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Craig Nix
Chief Financial Officer
Samantha Bureau - Johnson
SVP & Director, Customer Contact Center
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