Sr. Analyst, Platform Standards & API

Lincoln Financial Group; Radnor (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 96,900 - 176,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Tuition assistance program

Employee assistance program

Free financial counseling

Job summary

Lincoln Financial Group is seeking a Platform Standards & API Lead to translate target cloud and AI architectures into engineering standards, APIs, and self-service tooling. You will own the API/data-contract lifecycle and drive governance, security patterns, and incident resolution across teams and vendors.

You will build templates, onboarding paths, and observability tooling while mentoring engineers on API design and standards adoption, reporting on adoption and health to leadership.

Qualifications

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)
• 5+ years in API/platform architecture roles
• Experience with data-contract patterns, schema governance, versioning/deprecation policy, and REST API design at enterprise scale
• Strong Python skills and working knowledge of cloud data services (Glue, Lake Formation, Athena) and AI/agent stacks (Bedrock, AgentCore, MCP)
• Able to work from a target architecture and turn it into rules developers actually follow

Responsibilities

• Author and maintain the platform's data/API engineering standards: endpoint design, data-contract shape, versioning and deprecation policy
• Own the Data Contracts standard (publish/consume model) for data products
• Establish governance for secure access to enterprise data and models, including MCP patterns
• Define guardrails to prevent data leakage and ensure platform controls
• Build self-service developer tooling for standards adoption
• Own intake and triage for standards violations, incidents, and integration issues
• Report standards adoption, API health, and incident trends to leadership
• Partner with governance/catalog teams to satisfy governance requirements
• Mentor engineers on API design and standards adoption

Skills

Python

API design

REST

Data contracts

Cloud data services

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS Glue

AWS Lake Formation

AWS Athena

Bedrock

AgentCore

MCP

Job description

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Alternate Locations: Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania); Charlotte, NC (North Carolina); Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana); Greensboro, NC (North Carolina)

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid : Employee will work 3 days a week in a Lincoln office

Relocation assistance:is not available for this opportunity.

Requisition #:76373

The Role at a Glance

The Platform Standards & API Lead turns Lincoln's target cloud and AI architecture into an enforceable set of engineering standards, governed APIs, and self-service tooling that every team, and every vendor, builds on. The role owns the full API and data-contract lifecycle from design through deprecation, establishes secure patterns for how AI/GenAI applications reach enterprise data and models, and acts as the cross-functional owner when standards break down: running structured issue intake, trend analysis, and incident reporting so problems get fixed at the pattern level, not just the instance level.

What you'll be doing

• Author and maintain the platform's data/API engineering standards: endpoint design, data-contract shape, versioning, backward compatibility, and deprecation policy across the full API lifecycle.
• Own the Data Contracts standard (publish/consume model) that every data product must meet, starting with existing structured-data and existing APIs.
• Establish governance for how AI/GenAI applications securely access enterprise data and models, including Model Context Protocol (MCP) patterns, so teams can build AI features without bypassing platform controls.
• Define guardrails that prevent AI/GenAI services from leaking sensitive data or operating outside approved bounds, in partnership with governance and security teams.
• Build self-service developer tooling (templates, onboarding paths, schema-validation and observability tooling) so teams can adopt platform standards without needing hands-on platform-team support for every integration.
• Own structured intake and triage for standards violations, API incidents, and integration issues; identify recurring patterns and drive them to root-cause fixes rather than one-off patches.
• Report standards adoption, API health, and incident trends to engineering and platform leadership.
• Partner with governance and enterprise-catalog teams so platform-side standards (schemas, metadata tagging) satisfy governance requirements.
• Mentor engineers across the platform on API design and standards adoption.

What we’re looking for

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)
• 5+ years in API/platform architecture roles, with direct experience publishing a documented engineering-standards artifact and owning an API platform where other teams are the primary customers.
• Experience with data-contract patterns, schema governance, versioning/deprecation policy, and REST (GraphQL a plus) API design at enterprise scale.
• Strong Python skills and working knowledge of cloud data services (Glue, Lake Formation, Athena) and AI/agent stacks (Bedrock, AgentCore, MCP).
• Able to work from a target architecture and turn it into rules developers actually follow.

Application Deadline

Applications for this position will be accepted through August 30, 2026, subject to earlier closure due to applicant volume.

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future.

What’s in it for you:

Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values andleadership attributes

Leadership development and virtual training opportunities

Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program

Tuition assistance program

Work arrangements that work for you

Effective productivity/technology tools and training

The pay range for this position is$96,900 - $176,200with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees. In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual. Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

About The Company

Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) helps people to confidently plan for their version of a successful future. We focus on identifying a clear path to financial security, with products including annuities, life insurance, group protection, and retirement plan services.

With our 120-year track record of expertise and integrity, millions of customers trust our solutions and service to help put their goals in reach.

Lincoln Financial Distributors, a broker-dealer, is the wholesale distribution organization of Lincoln Financial. Lincoln Financial is the marketing name for Lincoln Financial Corporation and its affiliates including The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN, and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Syracuse, NY. Lincoln Financial affiliates, their distributors, and their respective employees, representatives and/or insurance agents do not provide tax, accounting or legal advice.

Lincoln is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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This position may be subject to Lincoln’s Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincoln’s current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.

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