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Principal Data Engineer

at Citizens Financial Group

📍 United States Hybrid 💰 $150K – $180K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $150K – $180K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technology field
Category IT Support & Helpdesk

Principal Data Engineer role focused on designing and implementing enterprise data platforms, pipelines, and cloud-native solutions within Citizens Financial Group.

  • Architect data frameworks
  • Develop scalable data solutions
  • Mentor engineering teams
  • Design cloud data architectures
  • Implement data pipelines and governance

Involves building scalable data frameworks using Apache Spark, Kafka, cloud services like AWS, and microservices architecture for enterprise data needs.

The ideal candidate is a senior data engineer with over 8 years of experience in designing scalable data pipelines and architectures using cloud and open-source technologies. Strong leadership and mentoring skills are essential for guiding engineering teams.

8+ years of experience in data engineeringApache SparkApache KafkaPythonSQLAWS cloud servicesData warehousingData lakes
UI frameworks like ReactAngularSpring BootETL tools such as Talend or DataStageCustomer preferences knowledge
Apache SparkApache KafkaFlinkBeamAWS GlueS3RedshiftLake FormationTalendDataStageReactAngularSpring Boot
Apache SparkApache KafkaFlinkBeamJavaScalaPythonSQLAWSGlueS3RedshiftLake FormationETLData warehousingData lakesMDMCustomer 360Microservices architectureAPI developmentCloud-native applicationsReactAngularSpring Boot
Apache SparkApache KafkaFlinkBeamJavaScalaPythonSQLAWSGlueS3RedshiftLake FormationETLData warehousingData lakesMDMCustomer 360Microservices architectureAPI developmentCloud-native applicationsUI frameworksReactAngularSpring Boot
LeadershipMentoringCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration
Industry Financial Technology
Job Function Designing and leading enterprise data platform development and architecture
Data EngineerApache SparkApache KafkaFlinkBeamJavaScalaPythonSQLAWSGlueS3RedshiftLake FormationETLData warehousingData lakesMDMCustomer 360Microservices architectureAPI developmentCloud-native applicationsReactAngularSpring BootMicroservices

Less than 8 years of experience, Lack of experience with Apache Spark or Kafka, No experience with cloud platforms like AWS

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