AVP DevOps Engineer

LPL Financial; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 119,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP Tech, DevOps Engineer to provide technical leadership for the Enterprise DevSecOps Engineering team. You will drive initiatives to improve developer experience, delivery velocity, quality, and security across cloud and CI/CD ecosystems.

In this role you will partner with engineering leadership to define roadmaps, establish deployment standards, and promote scalable DevOps practices across product teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SDLC experience across multiple technology disciplines, with 5+ years building enterprise CI/CD solutions.
• 5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud experience.
• 2+ years with container orchestration platforms (EKS or OpenShift).
• 1+ year implementing feature flag strategies and Blue-Green deployments in enterprise environments.
• Experience across CI/CD, Container Orchestration, Configuration Management, Infrastructure Automation, Monitoring & Observability, Security & Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering initiatives to improve developer experience and accelerate software delivery.
• Promote operational excellence for services supporting 24x7x365 operations.
• Develop enterprise CI/CD strategies and roadmaps from business and tech requirements.
• Set standards aligning engineering outcomes with business priorities.
• Scale DevOps practices across product teams and platforms.
• Develop multi-year technology roadmaps and deployment standards.

Skills

SDLC experience

AWS cloud experience

Container orchestration

Feature flag / canary deployments

DevOps practices

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Actions

JFrog Artifactory

SonarQube

Octopus Deploy

Kubernetes

Job description

Lead with Purpose, Unlock Your Team’s Passion

At LPL, people leaders hold the key to the employee experience — shaping culture, driving performance, and guiding individuals to new heights. Because when that happens, we all win – clients, LPL, and most importantly, our employees.

Job Overview

As an AVP Tech, DevOps Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for the Enterprise DevSecOps Engineering team and drive initiatives that enhance developer experience, delivery velocity, quality, and security across the organization. This role partners closely with engineering teams and enterprise platform providers to establish DevOps strategy, define technical roadmaps, implement scalable solutions, and promote operational excellence across cloud and CI/CD ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering initiatives that improve developer experience and accelerate software delivery across the enterprise.
• Drive operational excellence for connected services supporting continuous 24x7x365 operations.
• Gather technical requirements from business and technology stakeholders and develop enterprise CI/CD strategies and objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and establish standards that align engineering outcomes with business priorities.
• Partner with engineering leadership to define, promote, and scale DevOps practices across product engineering teams.
• Develop multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Establish deployment standards, reusable interfaces, and automation frameworks for enterprise adoption.
• Evaluate industry trends and continuously improve deployment processes, tooling, and engineering practices.
• Use data-driven approaches to understand user needs and prioritize platform enhancements.
• Develop a deep understanding of business capabilities, technology domains, and end-to-end dependencies.
• Drive innovation and automation that improve developer productivity and platform capabilities.
• Participate in strategic planning activities to achieve technical and business objectives.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, Quality Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Change & Release Management teams to deliver scalable technical solutions and prioritized roadmaps.

What Are We Looking For?

We are seeking collaborative leaders who consistently pursue greatness, act with integrity, are driven to help our clients succeed, win together, and create and share joy. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical leadership, effective stakeholder partnership, sound decision-making, and a commitment to continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) experience across multiple technology disciplines, including at least 5 years of hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise CI/CD solutions.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience automating, deploying, and managing cloud-based applications and infrastructure in AWS.
• 2+ years of experience working with container orchestration platforms such as Amazon EKS or Red Hat OpenShift.
• 1+ year of hands‑on experience implementing and supporting feature flag strategies and Blue‑Green deployment architectures in enterprise environments.
• Experience across DevOps lifecycle domains including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), Container Orchestration, Configuration Management, Infrastructure Automation, Monitoring and Observability, and Security and Compliance.

Core Competencies

• Knowledge of basic .NET, Angular, and Python development and deployment constructs.
• Troubleshooting skills using PowerShell, Bash, or Python scripting.
• Ability to learn and quickly absorb new material with strong troubleshooting capabilities.
• Strong organizational skills and adaptability to changing priorities and workloads.
• Ability to work independently and maintain focus in a dynamic environment.
• Deep understanding of API design principles, platform design versus application design, and modern API tooling.
• Experience managing dynamic global configurations for applications and environment variables.
• Experience with DevOps automation practices including branching strategies, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Everything-as-Code, Kubernetes, GitOps, Blue‑Green deployments, and Canary deployments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across cross‑functional teams.

Preferences

• Strong hands‑on experience administering and supporting enterprise DevOps platforms and tools including GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, JFrog Artifactory, SonarQube, Octopus Deploy, AWS services, testing automation tools, and security and vulnerability management tools.
• Demonstrated ability to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI capabilities within DevOps toolchains and engineering workflows to improve developer productivity, automation, operational efficiency, and delivery outcomes.
• Experience building source control management (SCM), continuous integration (CI), and continuous delivery (CD) solutions that simplify the developer experience.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, technical leadership, and team coaching capabilities.
• Experience developing and maintaining relationships with customers, stakeholders, peers, partners, and direct reports.

Pay Range

$118,656.00 - $197,760.00
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.

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.

Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Principals only. EOE.

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 [phone].

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