Principal Data Engineer

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (CFG) seeks a Principal Data Engineer for its Johnston, Rhode Island location. The role involves setting a vision for card servicing experiences, managing product backlogs, and ensuring compliance and security in product development.

Responsibilities:

• Set a clear and comprehensive vision for the credit and debit card servicing experiences, based on market analysis, business needs, and technical feasibility
• Develop, prioritize, and communicate the product backlog to the development team and relevant stakeholders
• Collaborate with UX/UI experts to ensure the creation of intuitive, user-friendly product experiences
• Leverage UML modeling to create structural and behavioral diagrams for applications, facilitating a clear understanding of the product's architecture and functionality
• Implement and manage robust CI/CD processes to streamline the product development and deployment pipeline
• Work closely with domain architects and subject matter experts to ensure efficient project development strategies
• Utilize data analytics to measure development progress and effectiveness against objective key results (OKRs)
• Collaborate with Software Test Engineers to identify areas for automation testing and ensure high-quality products through black-box, functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT). Gather technical requirements for application programming interfaces (APIs), web services, batch jobs, and mobile applications
• Coordinate with external vendors to ensure smooth API integration and management of API request and response parameters
• Ensure that products meet all security and compliance standards
• Implement security best practices and conduct regular security assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field and 3 years of experience as Digital Experience Owner, Product Owner, or a closely related position
• In the alternative, employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in the specified fields and 5 years of the specified progressive, post-baccalaureate experience
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Jira, HP Quality Center, TFS - Project Management, and Microsoft Project to efficiently manage tasks, track progress, and ensure successful project execution
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Confluence, Google Docs, and Microsoft SharePoint to effectively document project requirements, designs, and architectural diagrams
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD to create product experiences and visually represent product architecture and functionality through UML modeling
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Splunk, Google Analytics, and Adobe Analytics to gain insights into user behavior and make data-driven decisions to improve product features
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Git, GitHub, and Bitbucket to manage code and promote collaboration among developers
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with implementing CI/CD processes using Jenkins and GitLab CI/CD to streamline the product development and deployment pipeline
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to deploy scalable and reliable products and services
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Postman and Swagger (OpenAPI) to effectively design, test, and document APIs
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Selenium and TestRail to conduct automated testing for web applications, ensuring efficient and repeatable testing processes
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Datadog to identify and address performance issues and bottlenecks in web applications and services
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Lucidchart, Draw.io, MS Visio, and Visual Paradigm to create flowcharts, diagrams, and visual representations of processes and systems
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Salesforce administration tasks, including user management, security settings, and data access controls, to secure and organize Salesforce environments
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Tableau Prep for data preparation, transformation, cleaning, and structuring
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing change management tools, including ServiceNow and Jira Service Management, to facilitate transitions during product implementations and updates
• Must have at least 3 years of experience with utilizing Tableau, and Power BI to conduct financial and business analysis