What if you could build a career where ambition meets innovation? At LPL Financial, we empower professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals with confidence. What if you could have access to cutting-edge resources, a collaborative environment, and the freedom to make an impact? If you're ready to take the next step, discover what’s possible with LPL Financial.
Job Overview:
LPL is seeking a visionary and strategic Vice President, Principal Data Engineer to lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide data strategies and platforms that enable our digital transformation and growth objectives. This role combines technical leadership with executive strategy, ensuring that data is a trusted, accessible, and secure asset across the organization. You will partner with senior leadership, engineering, and product teams to define and implement a modern, scalable, and resilient data ecosystem leveraging cloud technologies, advanced data platforms, and governance frameworks. The VP will also mentor and inspire engineering teams, driving best practices and innovation across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the enterprise data foundation strategy, aligning with LPL’s business objectives and digital transformation goals.
Architecture Oversight: Establish and maintain comprehensive data architecture roadmaps, including multi-year modernization and migration plans.
Data Platform Ownership: Lead the design and implementation of cloud-native, domain-driven data platforms optimized for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Governance & Compliance: Implement robust data governance, metadata management, and lifecycle practices to ensure compliance and data quality.
Data Quality & Tooling: Drive enterprise adoption of data quality frameworks and tooling, including Data Catalog, Data Zone, and Brew, to enable trusted, discoverable, and well-managed data assets.
Innovation & Modernization: Champion modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy systems to AWS platforms (e.g., RDS, Aurora, Redshift).
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to deliver secure, resilient, and scalable data solutions.
Emerging Technologies: Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies, including event streaming, microservices, and serverless architectures.
Operational Excellence: Define KPIs and scorecards to measure adoption, performance, and cost optimization of data platforms.
Executive Communication: Translate complex technical concepts into actionable strategies for senior leadership and stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
We value leaders who are passionate about data as a strategic enabler, thrive in dynamic environments, and foster collaboration across diverse teams. Ideal candidates are visionary, client-focused, and committed to innovation and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in data architecture and engineering, with at least 5+ years in AWS services.
Minimum of 8 years of leadership experience managing enterprise data platforms and engineering teams.
Proven expertise in AWS-native data solutions and cloud migration strategies.
Strong background in domain-driven design, data modeling, and governance frameworks.
Full-stack development experience with .NET, C#, and modern front-end frameworks (AngularJS or ReactJS).
Core Competencies
Exceptional communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
Strategic thinking and architectural vision.
Executive leadership and stakeholder management.
Deep understanding of cloud platforms, especially AWS.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to communicate complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
Agile/Scrum methodology experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, containerization, and source control tools (GIT/TFS).
Experience with SQL, NoSQL, GraphDB, APIs, Kafka, and streaming technologies.
AWS Data Architecture or Cloud Architecture certifications.
Experience in financial services, particularly wealth management.
Familiarity with SAFe or other Agile methodologies.
Exposure to enterprise data governance and metadata management practices.
Knowledge of Python, Terraform scripting, Kubernetes, and automated testing frameworks.
Pay Range:
$155,288-$258,813/yearCompany 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.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity
At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.
Why LPL?
Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, providing a supportive and responsive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here!
Limitless Career Potential: Your career at LPL has no limits, only amazing potential. Learn more about our careers here!
Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here!
Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!
Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here!
Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here!
Benefits and Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance. It includes a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance your life both at work and at home. Learn more here!
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.
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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