Citizens · 4 hours ago
Principal Data Engineer
Johnston, RI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$122K/yr - $184K/yr
8+ years expCitizens is more than a bank, focusing on technological innovation and creating opportunities. The Principal Data Engineer will lead engineering operations, design innovative solutions, and mentor engineering talent while collaborating with stakeholders to address data-related challenges.
BankingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTechRetail
Responsibilities
Serve as a key contributor to the development of data; collaborate with stakeholders to determine solution requirements
Actively participate in/Lead design sessions and, where applicable, apply industry best practices
Collaborate with technical colleagues, such as Architecture & Engineering colleagues and software engineers, to determine and translate user requirements into actionable data delivery
Produce data patterns, solution design documents and create Architecture as Code in alignment with business objectives
Develop mechanisms, applications and processes that continuously harvest big data i.e. systems architectures, programming, database design, database configuration, interface configuration, sensor configuration, etc
Create comparative analyses of data stores and information flow within the organization; identify areas of friction, lag or compromised data integrity
Review and manage the user interfaces of data flow mechanisms
Produce data models in alignment with business objectives
Perform Proof of Concepts (POCs) on new use cases, emerging technologies, and innovative data solutions
Mentor and upskill engineering talent, fostering best practices and technical excellence across the team
Demonstrate strong experience with integrations involved in data applications in cloud, ensuring seamless connectivity across platforms and services
Drive adoption of modern data architectures and integrations across applications
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, statistics or related field discipline
8+ years of working experience in data engineering; experience managing engineers and/or technical personnel
Experience handling big data, building big data solutions using cloud platforms, streaming and API based solutions
Experience in Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, Hive, PIG, Hbase, Hiveql, etc.)
Experience with ETL/ELT tools i.e. DataStage, Informatica, Sqoop, building/enhancing Inhouse ETL frameworks, etc
Experience with the following technologies: Relational and Cloud Databases (Oracle, MS-SQL, Snowflake, Amazon RedShift, Postgres, etc.)
Python, Java, Spark, Scala, Shell scripting, SQL, PL/SQL, etc
SCM tools such as Bitbucket with Jira, Starteam or SVN
AWS native series such as S3, RDS, Glu, Athena, Airflow etc
Preferred
Master's Degree in Computer Science, statistics or related field discipline
Big Data Tech/AWS/Agile Certifications
Experience working in the financial services industry; understanding of the role of consumer and commercial banking
Experience working with machine learning technologies and/or AI
Experience with Tableau, Cognos or SAS
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Maternity/paternity leave
Flexible work arrangements
Education reimbursement
Wellness programs
Paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of very local and state jurisdiction in the United States
Company
Citizens
At Citizens, we recognize that the journey to accomplishment is no longer linear and that individuals are made of all they have done and all they are going to do.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2025-02-26Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2024-07-09Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
2014-09-23IPO
Leadership Team
Melisa Carrascoza
SVP, Business Banking Market Executive - New England South
Steve Kozek
Head of Commercial Excellence, Senior Vice President
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