Senior Data Engineer Lead - Senior Vice President

Citi

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Remote, USA · Jersey City, NJ Posted 20 days ago $176,720$265,080 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

Citi Services is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Lead to join its Global Trade Technology Organization, where you will play a pivotal role in designing and building the next generation of data infrastructure. As part of this high-impact team, you will architect scalable data solutions using cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, while also writing code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving layers with Python, Scala, SQL, and Spark. You will mentor a talented engineering team, foster a culture of technical excellence, and collaborate closely with product managers and data scientists to drive the long-term data strategy. This role requires extensive experience in cloud-based big data technologies such as Hadoop, Kafka, and Apache Spark, along with proficiency in workflow orchestration tools like Airflow and CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment.

Skills

Python Scala SQL AWS GCP Azure Hadoop Hive Impala Apache_Spark Kafka Flink Airflow Dagster Prefect PostgreSQL Oracle MongoDB Cassandra CI/CD Jenkins GitLab_CI GitHub_Actions

What you'll do

  • Design and oversee the development of robust data infrastructure including data lakes, warehouses, and real-time streaming platforms.
  • Write high-performance code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving layers using Python, Scala, SQL, and Spark.
  • Lead a team of data engineers by providing technical guidance, mentorship, and career development support.
  • Champion data engineering best practices such as CI/CD, testing frameworks, observability, and code review standards across the organization.
  • Evaluate and recommend new tools and frameworks to continuously improve the data platform.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of professional experience in data engineering with a proven track record.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python or Scala and exceptional SQL skills.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and their data ecosystems.
  • Deep expertise in modern big data technologies including Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, and Flink.
  • Proficiency with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow, Dagster, or Prefect.
  • Experience designing microservices architectures, RESTful APIs, and event-driven systems.

Market check

Salary context

This $176,720–$265,080 range sits above 88% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$130,000$208,080

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$148,643$195,200

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Citi

Citi is one of the world’s most trusted financial institutions, proudly serving millions of customers across the United States.

Citi currently has 336 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,760–$188,640 across 308 roles with salary data.

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