Senior Cloud Data Engineer - Multi-Cloud Data Platforms

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Job Description

Senior Cloud Data Engineer - Multi-Cloud Data Platforms

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Data Engineer to join our Data Product Engineering team. This role is hands-on and delivery-focused, responsible for designing, building, and operating enterprise-grade data products across a multi-cloud ecosystem, including Azure, AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in modern cloud data platforms, distributed data processing, and secure data integration. You will collaborate closely with product managers, analytics teams, data governance, and security partners to ensure data products are scalable, reliable, compliant, and reusable across the enterprise. This role plays a key part in evolving our data platforms from legacy and first-generation architectures to cloud-native, domain-oriented data products while adhering to financial services governance and control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud-native data pipelines and data products across Azure and AWS using Databricks and Snowflake.

• Lead and contribute to the modernization and migration of on-prem and legacy data platforms to cloud-based solutions.

• Implement batch and streaming data processing patterns using Spark and cloud-native services.

• Partner with data governance, security, and risk teams to ensure data products comply with enterprise governance, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.

• Enable secure data sharing and access patterns across domains and platforms using appropriate controls.

• Define and promote data engineering best practices, including CI/CD, testing, observability, performance tuning, and cost optimization.

• Collaborate with product owners and analytics teams to translate business requirements into well-modeled, high-quality datasets.

• Work closely with cloud and security architects to implement secure, scalable, and resilient data solutions.

• Support and mentor junior engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

• Three to five years of relevant experience

Experience Should Include

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, with significant experience on cloud platforms.

• Proven hands-on experience building and operating data solutions in Azure and/or AWS.

• Strong experience delivering production-grade data pipelines and data products.

• Solid understanding of data governance, data quality, and security concepts in regulated environments.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and governance teams.

• Experience with data architecture and platform design in large enterprises.

Cloud & Data Platforms

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Platform services, including: Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics (or Fabric equivalent experience)

• Experience with AWS data services, such as AWS Glue, S3, and event-driven integrations.

• Deep experience with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, performance tuning).

• Strong working knowledge of Snowflake, including data modeling, ingestion patterns (e.g., Snowpipe), and data sharing.

Data Engineering & Processing

• Expertise in Apache Spark for large-scale data processing.

• Experience building batch and near-real-time data pipelines.

• Strong SQL skills and experience with dimensional and analytical data modeling.

• Experience designing reusable, domain-oriented data products.

Integration & Messaging

• Experience with API-based integrations (REST; familiarity with SOAP and GraphQL is a plus).

• Hands-on experience integrating with API gateways.

• Understanding of messaging and streaming platforms such as Kafka, MQ, AWS SQS, or RabbitMQ.

Security & Governance

• Strong understanding of IAM, RBAC, OAuth 2.0, TLS/mTLS, and JWT.

• Experience implementing secure data access patterns in cloud environments.

• Familiarity with data cataloging, lineage, and metadata management concepts.

Analytics Enablement

• Experience enabling self-service analytics and BI using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Support AI initiatives through the data platform and data products.

• Prior experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries.

• Professional certifications in Microsoft Azure and/or AWS.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of delivering scalable, efficient data solutions.

• Master's degree in a relevant technical field.

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there's anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants ( .

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here ( .

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program ( .

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.