Sr. Data Engineering Architect

 

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed.  We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

Build the Future of Data & AI at Enterprise Scale

U.S. Bank is seeking a Senior Data Engineering Architect to lead a small team of Data Architects while defining and advancing the architecture strategy for modern data and AI platforms. This role combines people leadership, technical architecture, and strategic influence to help accelerate delivery of scalable data products, analytics capabilities, and AI-enabled solutions across the organization.

As the architecture leader, you will partner with engineering, product, data science, and business stakeholders to establish target-state architectures, drive modernization initiatives, and develop a high-performing architecture team focused on delivering business outcomes.

What You'll Do

Lead Architecture Strategy & Team Development

• Lead and mentor a team of Data Architects
• Establish architectural standards, best practices, and target-state roadmaps
• Guide architecture reviews and technology decisions across multiple initiatives

Own Data & AI Architecture

• Define and evolve enterprise data platform architecture, including lakehouse, domain-driven, and reusable data product patterns
• Design scalable solutions supporting analytics, AI, and decision intelligence

Drive Platform Modernization

• Architect batch, real-time, streaming, CDC, and event-driven data solutions
• Lead modernization efforts from legacy platforms to cloud-native environments

Enable Engineering Excellence

• Establish reusable frameworks, architecture patterns, and DataOps standards
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, reliability, security, compliance, and operational readiness

Partner Across the Enterprise

• Collaborate with product, engineering, data science, and business leaders to translate strategic objectives into technical solutions
• Influence architecture direction and technology adoption across teams

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight or more years of relevant experience

Preferred Skills & Experience

Data Platform & Architecture

• Experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks, Snowflake, or similar technologies
• Expertise in data architecture, data modeling, semantic layers, and reusable data product design
• Strong background in batch and real-time data processing, streaming, ETL/ELT, CDC, and event-driven architecture

Cloud & Modern Engineering

• Hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS
• Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, performance, and cost optimization
• Experience with containerization, Kubernetes, Docker, or hybrid/multi-cloud environments

Leadership & Influence

• Experience leading architects, engineers, or technical teams
• Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Strong communication, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills

Data Governance & Operational Excellence

• Experience with DataOps, observability, lineage, data quality, and operational support best practices
• Experience working in regulated environments with governance, security, and compliance considerations

AI & Emerging Technologies

• Experience supporting ML and AI-enabled data platforms
• Exposure to GenAI, LLMs, RAG architectures, ML lifecycle tooling, or AI-assisted development tools
• Interest in using modern engineering workflows and automation to accelerate delivery and improve quality

Location Expectation

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: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00

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.