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Jacob Leister

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Director, Principal Architect at Sammons Financial Group Companies
📍 Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Jacob Leister is the Director and Principal Architect at Sammons Financial Group, where he specializes in scalable data ecosystems. He leads a team that builds custom applications and integrations using Confluent Kafka, Snowflake, and NodeJS, and he spearheads the adoption of data mesh and event-driven architectures. He also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Outside of his architectural focus, Jacob shows an interest in broader business trends and current events through publications like the Harvard Business Review and TIME. He actively follows developments within major companies in the financial and consulting sectors, including Nationwide and Mercer.

He has progressed through five distinct roles within Sammons Financial Group, advancing from Business Intelligence Developer to his current Director position.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director, Principal Architect
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Streaming Data Platforms
He designs and manages a streaming enrichment platform at scale using Confluent Kafka, DBT, and Snowflake to support a real-time data ecosystem.
Event-Driven Architecture
He is actively architecting and spearheading the adoption of event-driven architecture and data mesh concepts within his organization.
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Career

Work history

3-2024
Director, Principal Architect
Sammons Financial Group Companies
11-2022 - 3-2024
Solutions Architect
Sammons Financial Group Companies
1-2021 - 11-2022
Systems Architect
Sammons Financial Group Companies
6-2020 - 1-2021
Business Intelligence Developer
Sammons Financial Group Companies
11-2019 - 6-2020
Product Manager
AssistRx
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Education
2004 - 2008
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Ankeny High School
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