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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Data Engineer - **Company:** First Citizens - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Data Systems, Disaster Recovery, Amazon DynamoDB, Identity and Access Management, Jinja (Template Engine), Python (Programming Language), Role-Based Access Control, Release Management, Software Deployment, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Tokenization, Data Ingestion, Sql Optimization, Snowflake, Build Management, Templating, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Qlikview, AWS Fargate, Data Management, Dynamic Data, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18349314?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18349314%2FLead-Data-Engineer-Texas-Austin ## About the Role This is a highly technical role. Candidates must have real-world, production experience with modern ELT architectures, Snowflake, dbt, Qlik Replicate, Python-based pipeline development, and cloud-native services., Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 6 years of experience in Advanced Data Engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms, and project or technical leadership, High School Diploma or GED and a minimum of 10 years of experience in Advanced Data Engineering, data technologies, cloud platforms, and project or technical leadership, Qualified candidates will have proven, hands-on production experience with most of the following: * Designing and operating Medallion Architecture data pipelines * Data ingestion using Qlik Replicate (CDC and batch) * Custom Python data pipeline development * dbt Mesh Architecture experience * dbt Cloud transformations, testing, SQL, and Jinja templating * Snowflake ingestion and platform features (Snowpipe, Tasks, Stored Procedures) * Data governance in Snowflake including RBAC, Tokenization, and dynamic data masking * Release management, code deployment, disaster recovery activities * Cloud development using AWS or equivalent Azure services ## Description We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer with deep, hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production-grade data platforms. This role is targeted at senior engineers who have personally implemented end-to-end data pipelines and can mentor junior engineers through example. The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible not only for delivery, but also for setting engineering standards, patterns, and best practices across the data platform., End-to-End Data Pipeline Ownership * Design, build, and operate data pipelines using Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold). * Own ingestion, transformation, governance, testing, and publishing layers. * Ensure reliability, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency of pipelines. Data Ingestion & Integration * Implement CDC and batch ingestion using Qlik Replicate. * Design ingestion patterns for databases, files, and APIs. * Build reusable Python-based pipeline components and frameworks. Transformation, Modeling & Testing * Develop dbt models using advanced SQL and Jinja templating. * Implement automated testing for data quality, schema validation, and freshness. * Enable CI/CD-driven transformation deployments. Snowflake Platform Engineering & Governance * Implement Snowpipe, Tasks, Streams, and Stored Procedures. * Design and enforce RBAC, dynamic masking, and tag-based access control. * Ensure data security and compliance through platform-level controls. Cloud Engineering * Build and deploy data components using AWS services such as S3, Lambda, ECS Fargate, Glue, DynamoDB, and IAM, or equivalent Azure services. * Collaborate on CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and environment promotion. 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