LPL Financial · 12 hours ago
Senior Data Engineer - Reference Data (AWS)
Fort Mill/Charlotte
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$106K/yr - $177K/yr
5+ years expLPL Financial is a leading wealth management firm seeking a Senior Data Services Engineer to join their Reference Data Master team within the Data & Analytics organization. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable party data solutions to support key business initiatives, while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain party reference data services and pipelines supporting clients, counterparties, issuers, and legal entities
Build and enhance cloud-native data solutions using AWS services such as Glue, Lambda, EventBridge, S3, RDS (Aurora/Postgres), and MSK/Kinesis
Contribute to modernization efforts by migrating legacy party data systems from on-premise platforms to scalable, cloud-based architectures
Integrate and manage third-party data providers (e.g., S&P Global Markit, Dun & Bradstreet, KYC/AML vendors) to ensure accurate ingestion, enrichment, and synchronization of party data
Implement data mastering capabilities including deduplication, survivorship rules, identity resolution, and golden record creation
Develop and maintain APIs and data services to deliver party data to downstream systems such as CRM, trading, compliance, and reporting platforms
Ensure data quality, reliability, and lineage through validation frameworks, monitoring, and metadata management
Build resilient, observable systems with appropriate logging, alerting, and fault-tolerant design patterns
Collaborate with architecture, security, and governance teams to ensure compliance with data privacy, regulatory, and cybersecurity standards
Participate actively in Agile delivery processes including backlog refinement, sprint planning, code reviews, and production support
Mentor junior developers and contribute to coding standards, design reviews, and engineering best practices
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 5 years of experience in data engineering or software development with a strong focus on enterprise data platforms
Experience with AWS services, including Glue, Lambda, EventBridge, S3, RDS (Aurora/Postgres), and MSK/Kinesis
Hands-on experience working with party or entity reference data domains
Experience with data mastering concepts such as identity resolution, source system prioritization, and golden record management
Experience building data pipelines, APIs, and event-driven architectures
Solid background working with relational and cloud-native data stores such as Snowflake, Aurora, Postgres, MSSQL, or similar
Strong hands-on engineering mindset with attention to quality and scalability
Deep understanding of party data concepts and regulatory use cases (KYC, AML, FATCA)
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently on complex technical challenges
Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams
Ability to design and implement secure, resilient, and maintainable data solutions
Motivation to learn, improve systems continuously, and adopt emerging technologies
Team-oriented approach with a willingness to mentor and support peers
Preferred
AWS certification(s) are a plus
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred), and modern DevOps practices
Benefits
401K matching
Health benefits
Employee stock options
Paid time off
Volunteer time off
And more
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
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