LPL Financial · 18 hours ago
Senior Quality Engineer – Enterprise Data Integration Framework (EDIF)
Fort Mill, SC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$91K/yr - $152K/yr
5+ years expLPL Financial is a leading wealth management firm that empowers professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals. The Senior Quality Engineer will ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of foundational data integration solutions by designing and executing comprehensive test strategies for large-scale data pipelines and integration services.
FinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and implement robust test plans, test cases, and test scripts for complex EDIF data integration and ingestion workflows
Perform functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and data validation testing across diverse data sources and targets
Build and maintain automated test suites for AWS-based data pipelines using Python, PySpark, SQL, and AWS test harnesses
Validate end-to-end ingestion workflows across Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, Step Functions, EventBridge, and downstream data stores
Verify schema evolution, data transformations, and enrichment logic applied in Glue ETL jobs
Create and maintain reusable test datasets, mock files, and validation utilities supporting EDIF microbatch processing
Perform in-depth data analysis and reconciliation to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency throughout the EDIF platform
Validate and monitor EDIF’s event-driven observability, including event lifecycle logging, CloudWatch metrics, error events, alerts, and recovery workflows
Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects; partner with development teams for timely resolution and retesting
Work closely with data engineers, developers, and architects to understand data models, data flows, and business requirements to ensure comprehensive test coverage
Partner with Data Engineers to ensure code is testable, resilient, and aligned with QA automation best practices
Participate in code reviews and design discussions, providing input on testability, quality, and potential risks
Participate in release management, change control, and pre-deployment quality gates to ensure readiness across all ingestion pipelines
Support nightly ingestion cycles by maintaining test coverage for new vendors, schema changes, schedules, and data-quality requirements
Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of QA processes, methodologies, automation maturity, data quality controls, and QA standards within the team
Mentor junior quality engineers and share best practices in data quality assurance
Stay current with industry best practices in data quality, data governance, and data integration technologies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Data Quality, or Test Automation, with a strong focus on data-centric applications and data integration platforms
5+ years experience validating data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and distributed data systems, preferably within enterprise-scale data integration frameworks
5+ years experience in SQL for complex data querying, reconciliation, and validation
5+ years experience in Python for test automation, data validation, and scripting
3+ years experience with AWS cloud services, including S3, Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, CloudWatch, IAM, and Athena; experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, GCP) is a plus
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to work independently while thriving in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment
Preferred
Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, data modeling, and relational database management systems
Solid knowledge of data quality and validation concepts, including schema evolution, referential integrity, reconciliation, negative testing, and edge-case handling
Experience using Git-based version control and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and working within iterative delivery models
Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
Financial services industry experience is highly desirable
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
H1B Sponsorship
LPL Financial has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (106)
2024 (105)
2023 (122)
2022 (127)
2021 (65)
2020 (44)
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
IndiaTimes
2026-02-05
2026-01-23
Company data provided by crunchbase