VP, Platform Engineering – Database

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The VP, Infrastructure Engineering – Database will lead the cloud team for enterprise data platforms. As a senior leader in I&O organization, you will have the opportunity to define/execute database platform strategy / vision and roadmap for cloud and hybrid-cloud. This role will define next generation cloud data architecture/platforms and be accountable for engineering of highly scalable data solutions. 

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead infrastructure platform engineering team responsible for cloud enterprise data platform architecture and engineering

• Lead database platform transformation/modernization supporting always-on enterprise applications and services 

• Accelerate infrastructure transformation to provision / manage infrastructure through infrastructure as code (IaC) to enable self-service and reduce handoffs 

• Collaborate with IT stakeholders to develop, communicate and execute a multi-year technology strategy to simplify architecture and delivery model

• Partner with architecture team to drive tool and data platform alignment to modern data architecture practices (modern data stack).

• Provide thought leadership for platform and data architecture as move transition to hybrid-cloud

• Provide Tier 2,3 engineering support ensuring effective 24x7x365 support for assigned technology including vendor escalation 

• Partner with Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity organizations to integrate disaster recovery processes with day-to-day technology engineering and operations

• Build / Maintain strong partnerships with IT stakeholders including Delivery Engineering, Application Development, Architecture, Security and Operations to ensure technology investment enables/drives business strategy 

• Foster and drive organizational change through technology and process optimization

• Establish KPIs to measure organization performance and effectiveness 

• Manage ongoing vendor relationships including evaluation products and services 

• Develop / attract / retain top talent to build and maintain a world class organization

What are we looking for?

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of data solution architecture, design, development and platform engineering experience 

• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience working within large, global financial institutions. Demonstrated technology and people leadership experience in architecting/deploying highly scalable data solutions to the cloud

• 5+ years experience of infrastructure transformation focused on infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for end-to-end infrastructure deployment automation

• 5+ years experience architecting modern data integration frameworks, data modeling, ETL/ELT workflows, highly scalable distributed systems using open source and emerging data architecture designs and patterns.

• 5+ years experience and proven track record leading migration of data platforms to new data centers and/or AWS

  

Core Competencies:

• Proven expertise to evaluate, prototype, and onboard cloud data platforms

• Proven expertise in database platforms (SQL Server/Always On, ORACLE/RAC, PostgreSQL), AWS RDS, Dynamo DB

• Proven expertise in cloud data services such as OLTP, ODS, data lake and analytics platforms

• Proven expertise in data warehousing, big data and analytics platforms (RedShift, EMR, Dataiku, Tableau, Presto)

• Proven track record developing, communicating and executing multi-year technology strategy and roadmaps

• Ability to convey technical solutions to the entire organization and experience working with senior leaders across the firm to leverage technology to drive positive business outcomes

• Agile mindset; Possess a thorough understanding of modern work practices such as DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Agile project Delivery

• Extensive experience utilizing management configuration tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CF) to manage data platforms at scale

• Highly collaborative with experience in leading and influencing teams 

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the regulatory, security, privacy and risk safeguards required of a global financial institution

Preferences:

• AWS LZ, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, RedShift, RDS, Snowflake, ECS, EKS, RDS, Transit Gateway, Storage Gateway, Glacier, EBS, EFS, S3, IAM, Lamdba, Jira, Terraform, GridGain Cache, FiveTran HVR

• CI/CD (GitHub, Atlassian, Jenkins, Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, JSON, YAML)

• Agile Methodologies: Scrum/Kanban

• Excellent oral and written communication skills; strong executive presence

 

Pay Range:

$155,300.00 - $258,800.00

 

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, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

 

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. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

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.

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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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