Sr. Brokerage Investment Custodial Data Engineer

{"description": "We're looking for an experienced Brokerage Data Engineer to take full ownership of our custodial data infrastructure, including the key integrations with middle office partners. This is a foundational role in our data platform - ensuring that data from all custodians flows reliably, scalably, and with full transparency into downstream systems.

Brokerage data is the authoritative source of truth for client holdings, transactions, and cash. It connects what clients see at their custodian with what we model, trade, and report internally. Any gap, delay, or inconsistency in this data directly impacts trading accuracy, client reporting, and regulatory compliance - making it one of the most critical parts of our platform.

We partner with external middle and back office venues - operational hubs that bridge internal portfolio models with external execution and settlement. A tightly integrated custodial data ecosystem ensures that what's modeled, traded, and reported remains fully synchronized across the investment lifecycle.

Our current setup spans multiple pipelines (WS, DTL, and others) across custodians. We're now seeking a dedicated owner to drive stability, modernization, and scalability in this core area.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• 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 (allocations, performance, tax, reconciliation) to ensure system-wide data integrity.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 3+ Years Required; 5+ Years Preferred

Career Level
7IC

Qualifications:

Required:

• 3+ years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering, ideally within wealth management, asset management, or fintech.

Preferred:

• 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).

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Custodial data pipelines run reliably across all custodians, with full observability and minimal manual intervention.
• Back/Middle office integration operates seamlessly - supporting execution, settlement, and reconciliation end-to-end.
• Downstream teams (portfolio management, operations, engineering) rely on a unified, trusted data layer.
• Data drift, latency, and reconciliation incidents are reduced to near zero.

Anticipated Posting End Date:
2026-04-17

Base Pay Range: $123,000/yr - $157,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).

Company Overview

Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world's largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit to learn more about us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways-because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

Benefits and Total Rewards

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That's why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

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