Senior Data Engineer – Snowflake

First Citizens Bank

. Manage the Snowflake data platform across multiple accounts .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing and optimizing the Snowflake data platform, including data architecture design, governance, and security. Proficient in building and deploying data pipelines and Snowflake objects while ensuring data quality and compliance with best practices.

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Snowflake Data Platform ManagementData Architecture DesignData Governance and SecurityData Pipeline DevelopmentCloud Platform Integration

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Hard Skills

SnowflakeData WarehousingData Pipeline DevelopmentPythonRBACData GovernanceAgile MethodologiesCI/CD AutomationMetadata ManagementCost Optimization

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationTechnical GuidanceProblem-SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AWSDbtPower BITableauAstronomer AirflowSplunkDynatraceOktaSailPointGreat Expectations

Certifications & Qualifications

Relevant Cloud Certifications

Industry Keywords

Financial Banking DomainConsumption ModelData Security StrategiesMedallion ArchitectureEvent-Driven Ingestion

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSCloudKafkaPythonRDBMSSnowflakeSplunkTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the Snowflake data platform across multiple accounts
Design and implement scalable, efficient data architectures
Lead development of data strategy aligned with business objectives
Evaluate and integrate new technologies to enhance data capabilities
Establish and enforce data governance policies, best practices, and data quality checks
Enforce Snowflake RBAC/ABAC, network policies/rules, masking and row access policies, tags, data classification, and least-privilege role hierarchies
Build performant Snowflake objects, including databases, tables, streams, tasks, materialized views, and warehouses
Optimize clustering and micro-partitioning
Analyze and optimize system performance for large-scale data operations
Troubleshoot complex data issues and implement robust solutions
Validate Snowflake data objects, roles, RBAC policies, configurations, integrations, and access
Adopt release management processes and promote code deployment across environments, including production and disaster recovery
Provide production support activities
Mentor junior data engineers and provide technical guidance
Develop best practices and standards
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and technical partners to drive data literacy and data-driven decision-making

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience in data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in data engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms
Deep knowledge of Snowflake platform design, security, data warehouses, objects and access management
Experience with sophisticated data pipelines in an agile environment
Experience designing, building, and operating secure, cost-efficient Snowflake data warehouses using medallion architecture
Knowledge of Snowflake data security and governance strategies, including Okta/SailPoint integration, RBAC, masking, data classification, tokenization, and lineage
Experience building and deploying metadata-driven, secured, governed Snowflake objects, Streamlit applications and dashboards, and data pipelines integrated with AWS, dbt, and observability tools through CI/CD automation
Experience building, configuring, and testing integrations between Snowflake and on-premise/cloud RDBMS and non-RDBMS data sources
Experience with Python frameworks, dbt, Power BI, Tableau, and Astronomer Airflow
Knowledge of FinOps for Snowflake, cost charge-back/show-back, and warehouse auto-tuning
Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and alerting with Snowflake ACCOUNT_USAGE/INFORMATION_SCHEMA and event tables, and integrating with Splunk and Dynatrace
Experience adopting release management guidelines, deploying code to various environments, implementing disaster recovery strategies, and leading production activities
Experience with Cortex AI, Iceberg/external tables, Kafka, or event-driven ingestion patterns
Great Expectations, Monte Carlo, Anomalo, Atlan, Collibra, or BigID integration experience is a plus
Financial banking domain and consumption model experience is a plus
Relevant cloud or data platform certifications are preferred
Must be hired in North Carolina, Florida, Texas, or Arizona

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program
Benefits information provided at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits