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Sr. Staff Data Engineer (Remote -Eligible)

McLean, VA, USRemoteFull-time$286k2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10
RemoteVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Lead the technical strategy for enterprise-scale data pipelines, platform scalability, and operational excellence within a cloud-native banking environment.

Role type

Sr. Staff Data Engineer (Senior Director-level IC)

Builds

Next-generation data platforms, reusable data solutions, and unified data architectures leveraging AWS, Lakehouse, and streaming technologies.

Domain

Financial Services / Cloud Data Engineering

Required skills

Data architecture, AWS infrastructure, Python, SQL, Java, Scala, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, Data modeling, Real-time/streaming pipelines

Preferred skills

Ontology standards, Machine learning model deployment, Data observability, Data orchestration, NoSQL databases, Data warehousing, Agile development, User-centric data products

Technologies

AWS, Kafka, Flink, Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, EMR, Glue, MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redshift, Airflow, Dagster, Monte Carlo, Splunk

Responsibilities

Drive technical strategy for data pipelines and sharing capabilities; Operate as a trusted advisor for key data technologies; Lead the creation of next-generation talent through mentoring and recruiting; Own end-to-end design and coding of critical data projects; Shape use cases and implementation in a unified manner; Develop roadmaps to integrate emerging innovations in data and AI.

Seniority

Sr. Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership