AVP TECH ,Software Development

lplfinancial; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 141,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

health benefits

employee stock options

paid time off

volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in Fort Mill, SC, invites a hands-on Technical Lead to drive data platform engineering across the Data Distribution and Data Sharing team. You will lead developers and QA, shape architecture, and deliver scalable data products.

The role emphasizes cloud-based pipelines (Snowflake, DBT, AWS), data contracts, and integration with .NET and Angular. You’ll set SLAs/SLOs, mentor a distributed team, and improve data quality for external customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud and data technologies (Snowflake, PostgreSQL, DBT, AWS).
• 5+ years of ETL experience with Informatica.
• 5+ years experience in SQL server procedures, views, indexes and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical vision, architecture, and end-to-end design of the Data Distribution and Data Sharing team.
• Establish SLAs/SLOs for data products with uptime, latency, and data quality.
• Lead distributed team of onshore and offshore engineers and QA resources.
• Build data pipelines using Snowflake, DBT, and AWS; integrate with .NET and Angular.
• Design ETL processes and data models.
• Define technical data contracts for downstream consumers to ensure reliability.

Skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Organizational skills

Adaptability

Quality focused

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

DBT

AWS

Informatica

GitHub

Octopus

Job description

Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team's Passion

At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience - shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. Because when that happens, we all win - clients, LPL, and most importantly our, employees.

The Data Distribution and Data Sharing team is evolving its platform into a best-in-class data product, emphasizing scalable architecture, high reliability, and automated subscription and distribution capabilities built on strategic cloud data sources.

We are seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to drive these initiatives and lead a group of Developers and Quality Engineers in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

This role combines technical leadership, hands-on development, and team leadership responsibilities, with a primary focus on modern data platform engineering and application integration.

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Own the technical vision, architecture, and end-to-end design of the Data Distribution and Data Sharing team, guiding its data product development and evolution.

Establish and maintain SLAs/SLOs for data products serving external customers, with clear accountability for uptime, latency, and data quality.

Continuously evolve and optimize data sourcing strategies to support fast-moving, ever-changing data structures, ensuring the platform consistently leverages the most accurate and strategic sources of truth.

Team Leadership

Lead, manage, mentor, and develop a distributed team of onshore and offshore engineers and QA resources.

Foster a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

Manage team capacity, resource allocation, and delivery efficiency.

Platform & Data Engineering

Build and optimize data pipelines and workflows using Snowflake, DBT, and AWS services (S3, Lambda, Glue, Airflow).

Support integration between data platforms and application layers (.NET, Angular).

Design, build and maintain Extract Transform & Load (ETL) processes and design data models.

Create and maintain the technical components of modern, machine-readable data contracts for downstream consumers, ensuring consistency, reliability, and scalability across the data platform.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness , act with integrity , and are driven to help our clients succeed . We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud and data technologies (Snowflake, PostgreSQL, DBT, AWS).
• 5+ years of ETL experience with Informatica
• 5+ years experience in SQL server procedures, views, indexes and performance tuning

Core Competencies

• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into business terms.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with a process-oriented mindset.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Commitment to quality, performance, and execution excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as GitHub, Octopus, or similar.
• Familiarity with AI/ML technologies.
• Experience in the FinTech industry.

Pay Range:

$140,500.00 - $234,100.00

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.

• 401K matching
• health benefits
• employee stock options
• paid time off
• volunteer time off

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(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 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.

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