Lead Custodial Data Engineer - Brokerage Platform

TIAA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuveen is seeking an experienced Brokerage Data Engineer to own custodial data pipelines, including integrations with middle and back office venues, ensuring reliable, scalable data flow and transparency into downstream systems.

This role drives stability and modernization in the custodial data ecosystem across pipelines (WS, DTL, and others), partnering with product, PM, and operations to maintain data accuracy for portfolio accounting, trading, and reporting.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering, ideally within wealth management, asset management, or fintech.
• 5 years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering, ideally within wealth management, asset management, or fintech.
• Expertise in Python, SQL, and ETL frameworks; experience with orchestration tools.
• Strong understanding of financial data modeling, API integrations, and schema versioning.
• Experience working with custodial data, portfolio management, or middle/back-office systems.
• Proven ownership mindset and ability to operate autonomously in a mission-critical, data-intensive environment.
• Balance of precision (accuracy, observability) and scale (automation, generalization, performance).

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain all custodial data pipelines and back/middle office integration.
• Build and scale a robust ingestion and reconciliation framework for multi-custodian data (positions, trades, cash, prices, etc.).
• Identify and resolve data inconsistencies, schema drift, and latency issues across custodial feeds.
• Collaborate with product, PM, and operations teams to ensure data accuracy for portfolio accounting, trading, and reporting.
• Define and enforce validation checks, SLAs, and monitoring standards across the data stack.
• Lead architectural improvements that enhance resilience and reduce technical debt.
• Partner with adjacent engineering teams to ensure system-wide data integrity.

Skills

Python

SQL

ETL frameworks

Orchestration tools

Financial data modeling

Education

University degree preferred

Tools

ETL tools

Job description

Nuveen is seeking an experienced Brokerage Data Engineer to own custodial data pipelines, including integrations with middle and back office venues, ensuring reliable, scalable data flow and transparency into downstream systems.

This role drives stability and modernization in the custodial data ecosystem across pipelines (WS, DTL, and others), partnering with product, PM, and operations to maintain data accuracy for portfolio accounting, trading, and reporting.