Lead Data Engineer

Raymond James; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Raymond James in Florida seeks a Lead Data Engineer, Apps Dev in Wealth Management Technology to drive scalable data solutions for Annuity and Life Insurance applications. You will lead design, development, and production support across critical enterprise systems, partnering with business and technology stakeholders.

The role emphasizes Oracle SQL/PLSQL, enterprise job scheduling (BMC Control-M), automation, and AI-enabled tools to boost productivity, code quality, and delivery.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Oracle SQL/PLSQL development and data integration.
• Experience in enterprise job scheduling and automation.
• Strong technical leadership and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Production support and operational excellence focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, testing, deployment, and support of data solutions.
• Provide technical leadership across KTLO, RTB, and CTB initiatives.
• Drive modernization, decommissioning, and platform improvements.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence.

Skills

Oracle SQL

PL/SQL

Data engineering

Batch processing

Mentoring

Agile delivery

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

BMC Control-M

Job scheduling

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Job Description Summary

This position follows our hybrid workstyle policy: expected to be in a Raymond James office location three days per week, with at least one of those days being a Monday or a Friday.

Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.

Job Description

As part of the Wealth Management Technology organization, the Lead Data Engineer, Apps Dev serves as a technical leader within the Annuity and Life Insurance Solutions team, supporting critical enterprise applications, data solutions, and business initiatives. This role is responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and efficient technology solutions that support business operations, application modernization, production stability, and strategic technology objectives across the Wealth Management department.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in Oracle database development, data engineering, application integration, and production support with strong technical leadership and problem-solving capabilities. This position plays a key role in supporting Annuity and Life Insurance initiatives, including application modernization, CSS decommissioning initiatives, platform enhancements, system decommission efforts, and ongoing operational excellence, while partnering closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions.

This role requires hands-on experience with Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, enterprise job scheduling platforms, automation, and modern software delivery practices. The Lead Data Engineer will lead technical design, development, implementation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives while promoting engineering best practices, supporting Agile delivery teams, and ensuring operational excellence across critical business applications. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong balance of technical expertise, business acumen, and leadership skills to influence outcomes, mentor team members, reduce operational risk, and drive the successful delivery of innovative technology solutions that support advisor, client, and business needs. The role also requires proficiency in leveraging AI-enabled engineering tools and practices to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, and delivery efficiency while maintaining accountability for solution quality, security, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and support of scalable, high-performance data solutions supporting Annuity and Life Insurance applications.
• Provide technical leadership across KTLO, RTB, and CTB initiatives, ensuring successful delivery of business and technology objectives.
• Drive application modernization, CSS decommissioning initiatives, system enhancements, and technology improvement efforts while maintaining operational stability.
• Mentor engineering team members and promote engineering excellence through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and best practices.

Oracle Database & Data Engineering

• Design, develop, and optimize Oracle SQL, PL/SQL stored procedures, database packages, functions, and performance-tuned queries.
• Perform database design, data modelling, performance tuning, query optimisation, and capacity planning for enterprise applications.
• Analyse and resolve complex data, database, and application performance issues to ensure reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain data integration solutions supporting business-critical processes and enterprise applications.

Application Development & Integration

• Analyse business and system requirements to identify application interactions, data flows, dependencies, and integration points.
• Translate functional and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable application solutions.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, QA, DevOps, and Project Managers to deliver high-quality technology solutions.
• Participate in architecture reviews, technical design reviews, and code reviews to ensure compliance with enterprise standards and engineering best practices.

Production Support & Operational Excellence

• Provide technical leadership for production support activities across critical Annuity and Life Insurance applications.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement long-term corrective actions.
• Monitor application performance, data processing activities, and operational metrics to ensure platform stability, availability, and service continuity.
• Support release management, deployment validation, operational readiness, disaster recovery planning, and ongoing system maintenance activities.

Batch Processing & Automation

• Design, develop, and support enterprise batch-processing solutions utilizing BMC Control-M and related job scheduling platforms.
• Manage job scheduling, workflow orchestration, monitoring, recovery processes, and operational support procedures to support critical business operations.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions to streamline development, deployment, monitoring, and support processes.

AI-Enabled Engineering

• Leverage AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Microsoft Copilot to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Apply AI-assisted engineering practices while maintaining accountability for solution accuracy, security, compliance, and maintainability.
• Identify opportunities to utilise AI and automation technologies to enhance engineering effectiveness and business outcomes.
• Promote responsible adoption of AI technologies within engineering teams through best practices and governance standards.

Collaboration & Strategic Partnership

• Build strong partnerships across business and technology organisations to drive alignment, execution, and successful delivery of initiatives.
• Support application modernization, system decommissioning, and strategic transformation programmes, including impact assessments, dependency analysis, and implementation planning.
• Communicate technical risks, recommendations, and solution approaches effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and develop proof-of-concepts that support innovation, continuous improvement, and long-term business objectives.

Education

Bachelor’s (Required)

Work Experience

General Experience - 6 to 10 years

Certifications

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Hybrid

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions.

• medical, dental, and vision
• life insurance
• critical illness insurance and accident insurance
• disability benefitsretirement savings
• paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• parental leave

Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviours (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We expect our associates at all levels to:

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honour, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organisation, clients, and communities thrive.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.

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