LPL Financial · 6 hours ago
AVP, Database Engineer
Austin TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$114K/yr - $190K/yr
7+ years expLPL Financial is a leading wealth management firm that empowers professionals to shape their success. They are seeking an AVP, Database Engineer to lead the development of data services and platform solutions for business-critical applications, focusing on database modernization and architecture.
FinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Leads database platform modernization / transformation supporting enterprise applications
Lead research / design / architecture / development of enterprise database services on-prem and AWS Landing Zone (ALZ) utilizing IaC/IaaS/ PaaS solutions
Build scalable / resilient solutions and ensure proper instrumentation is in place for overall observability of platforms and services
Build / maintain database platforms that enable self-service and frictionless / agile delivery model
Build IaC solutions adhering to DevSecOps best practices utilizing tools such as Git, CloudFormation, Ansible and Terraform
Code / Implement guardrails to enable self-service and frictionless delivery allowing teams to build and own end-to-end applications and services in the cloud
Participate in Kanban delivery model to deliver sprint releases through stories/epics utilizing Jira to track all development work and track overall velocity
Accountable for site reliability engineering (SRE) activities to build highly available and scalable solutions and ensure problem observability of platforms / services
Build / Maintain strong partnerships with IT stakeholders including Delivery Engineering, Application Development, Architecture and Security
Qualification
Required
7+ years of MS SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, database architecture / design / implementation experience
5+ years experience with data integration and data replication services
5+ years experience designing / automating data management solutions across AWS storage services (EBS, EFS, S3, Glacier, Storage Gateway)
3+ years experience on AWS Well-Architected Framework, AWS Landing Zone and DevSecOps
5+ years experience building end-to-end automation for core infrastructure services
Preferred
AWS Certified Database
Proven experience with data replication utilizing FiveTran HVR
AWS Solutions Architect
Ansible / Puppet / Terraform Certification
Experience with open telemetry including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, AWS Distro
Benefits
401K matching
Health benefits
Employee stock options
Paid time off
Volunteer time off
Company
LPL Financial
LPL Financial provides investment solutions and tools for independent financial advisors.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5B2025-03-31Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2024-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2010-11-18IPO
Leadership Team
Rich Steinmeier
Interim CEO
Sid Vyas
Chief Technology Officer/EVP
Recent News
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