AVP, Data Reliability Tech Lead

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Job Overview:

As the AVP, Data Reliability Tech Lead, you will lead the modernization, and operation of reliable, fault-tolerant, and observable data systems across LPL’s enterprise data platform. You’ll guide a team of engineers focused on ensuring that data is accurate, available, and auditable, while supporting the transformation of legacy SSIS and on-prem systems into modern, AWS and Snowflake-based architectures. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that combines deep engineering expertise with strategic vision.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Reliability and Observability

• Support the reliability of data pipelines and platforms across AWS, Snowflake, and SSIS.

• Develop and implement observability frameworks using tools such as Dynatrace for proactive monitoring, alerting, and performance analytics.

• Maintain data SLAs, support anomaly detection, and reconciliation processes.

• Leverage and help update systems that prevent and rapidly detect data degradation, latency, or loss events.

• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives for data reliability.

Modernization Leadership

• Support the modernization of legacy SSIS and SQL Server ETL systems into cloud-native, event-driven data pipelines using modern data architectures.

• Champion data best practices: CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure as code (Terraform).

• Collaborate with architects to standardize resilient, scalable patterns for ingestion, transformation, and distribution.

• Promote automation and self-healing across the data ecosystem to improve reliability and reduce manual intervention.

Technical Leadership and Collaboration

• Lead and mentor a team of data engineers focused on reliability, observability, and modernization.

• Partner with Data Governance, Risk, and Compliance to align data reliability with enterprise controls and regulatory requirements.

• Contribute to strategic roadmaps, capacity planning, and reliability-focused design reviews.

• Advocate for a culture of reliability engineering and continuous improvement across the data organization.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in data engineering, reliability, or platform development roles.

• 2+ years leading technical teams or projects.

• 2+ years of experience with AWS services (e.g., Glue, Lambda, S3) and Snowflake.

• Strong proficiency in SSIS and SQL Server for ETL and data integration.

• Skilled in Python and SQL for pipeline development and automation.

Preference:

• Financial services or regulated industry experience (FINRA/SEC familiarity).

• Exposure to streaming architectures (Kafka, Kinesis) and near real-time data delivery.

• Certifications in AWS, Snowflake, or related data engineering disciplines.

• Strong understanding of data quality, lineage, and metadata management principles.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with a focus on data reliability, automation, and scalability.

• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Demonstrated success in delivering fault-tolerant, observable, and modernized data systems.

 

Pay Range:

$115,575-$192,625/year
 Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
 

Company Overview:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace. LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institution, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

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Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum.  During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card.  Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.

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