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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AVP, Data Services - Lead Data Engineer - **Company:** LPL Financial - **Location:** Fort Mill, SC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $132,458.0 - $220,729.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Algorithmic Trading, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, JIRA, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Customer Data Management, Data as a Services, Data Deduplication, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Relational Databases, DevOps, Entity Framework, PostgreSQL, Metadata, Microsoft SQL Server, Performance Tuning, Reference Data, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Spring Cloud, Snowflake, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Data Lineage, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Api Design, Terraform, Data Pipelines, User Identification - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0f810dd1dced58aa ## About the Role * Minimum of 7 years of experience in data engineering, software development, cloud engineering, or related fields. * Minimum of 2 years of experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, or serving as a technical lead. * Experience working with reference data, master data, customer data, legal entity data, or related domains. * Experience building and supporting cloud-native applications and data platforms. * Strong SQL and data modeling skills. * Experience developing APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven architectures. * Experience working in Agile delivery environments. Core Competencies * Strong technical problem-solving skills. * Ability to partner effectively with business and technology stakeholders. * Understanding of party data, client data, KYC/AML, or regulatory data environments. * Experience delivering scalable and high-quality data solutions. * Strong communication and collaboration skills. * Ability to balance technical excellence with business priorities. Preferred Qualifications * Experience with AWS services including Glue, Lambda, EventBridge, S3, RDS, and MSK/Kafka. * Experience with Snowflake, Aurora/Postgres, SQL Server, or other relational databases. * Familiarity with MDM concepts such as identity resolution, survivorship rules, and golden record creation. * Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, and DevOps practices. * Experience working with data quality, governance, and metadata frameworks. * Financial services, wealth management, banking, or regulatory data experience preferred. * AWS certifications are a plus ## Description * Lead the design, development, and support of party reference data applications and services. * Partner with architects and business stakeholders to implement data solutions supporting client, counterparty, issuer, and legal entity data domains. * Build and maintain cloud-native data pipelines utilizing AWS services including Glue, Lambda, EventBridge, S3, RDS, and Kafka/MSK. * Support modernization initiatives by migrating legacy reference data platforms to scalable cloud-based architectures. * Integrate and manage third-party reference data providers such as Dun & Bradstreet, S&P Global, and other enrichment sources. * Develop and maintain APIs and data services supporting compliance, CRM, operations, reporting, and trading systems. * Implement data quality controls, validation frameworks, deduplication processes, and lineage tracking capabilities. * Collaborate with data governance and architecture teams to support reference data standards and best practices. * Participate in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, estimation, and technical delivery planning using Jira. * Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across project teams. * Support platform monitoring, resiliency, performance tuning, observability, and operational excellence initiatives. 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