Western Alliance Bank · 2 weeks ago
Staff Engineer II - Sr. Data Engineer
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, and they are seeking a Senior Data Engineer. In this role, you will design, build, and implement critical components of the enterprise data platform while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure data solutions meet compliance and operational needs.
FinanceBankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Desing, develop and deploy data engineering solutions with Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Azure DevOps to support Western Alliance Bank's regulatory reporting and LFI strategy
Develop data engineering solution designs that can be handed off to data engineering teams for execution, ensuring the reuse of components wherever feasible to maximize efficiency
Develop ETL and data pipeline capabilities considering how data is created, transformed, stored, archived, analyzed, and shared across Western Alliance Bank and our partner systems
Implement Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for all data solutions in adherence to Western Alliance Bank technical standards
Apply Test Driven Development methodology to all data solutions designed, built, and implemented
Lead the implementation of outcomes, recommendations, and designs from Data Governance and Enterprise Architecture
Lead the migration of multidimensional cubes to tabular models, optimizing data architecture for enhanced analytics and performance
Utilize Power BI to design, deploy, and visualize tabular cubes, ensuring seamless business intelligence integration and actionable insights
Perform data exploration and data profiling with tools such as Excel and Informatica
Actively participate in making data architecture decisions
Provide technical mentorship to team members and other data professionals
Collaborate with product owners and business stakeholders to gain a working understanding of business requirements and operational processes
Implement built-in quality and compliance- by-design in all data solutions
Review Azure Data Factory pipelines, Synapse artifacts, and other scripts developed by data engineers and provide feedback to ensure all deliverables meet quality standards
Qualification
Required
7+ years of related experience with data engineering specifically in Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) concepts and processes, enterprise data warehouse capabilities, database principles, and other related tools and technologies; preferably strong in Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and/or Databricks
2+ years' experience designing, implementing, and supporting cloud data solutions; Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Services, Azure Synapse, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure DevOps experience strongly preferred
Bachelor's degree in related field required
Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
Advanced level experience with at least one RDBMS and query language such as T-SQL, PL/SQL, Spark SQL
Advanced level experience in conceptual, logical, and physical data design
Advanced to expert experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously with an established expertise in one or more key domains of the bank (Deposits, Loans, Operations or Reporting) with the ability to walk-through top-level process design. Capable of collaborating with regulatory partners like the CFPB, OCC and FRB through audits and collaboration efforts as situations arise
Advanced to expert familiarity with the capability model across IT and the applications and infrastructures available for engagement in solutioning across the bank to develop results that leverage existing capabilities in addition to implementing innovative solutions when required. Experience in the design, enhancement, and compliance to all governance frameworks across the IT organization to ensure proper compliance with published procedures and standards
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
May require up to 25% travel
Preferred
Previous leadership experience preferred
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred
Certifications within Azure such as Azure Fundamentals, Azure Data Engineer, Azure Data Scientist, and/or Azure DevOps Engineer preferred
Familiarity with data science and analytics tools such as SAS, Tableau, Power BI
Familiarity with multi-cloud data management and transformation platforms or tools such as Databricks, Snowflake etc
Experience in Agile, SAFe, and/or Scrum preferred
Experience integrating with data quality, data catalog and data lineage tools preferred
Company
Western Alliance Bank
Western Alliance Bank is a banking firm that offers commercial and business banking solutions.
Founded in 1994Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2005-06-30IPO
Leadership Team
Tim Boothe
Chief Operating Officer
Barbara Kennedy
CHRO, EVP
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