AVP Penetration Tester — AI/LLM Security Lead

LPL Financial; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP Penetration Tester within the Cyber Security team to lead internal pentesting initiatives focusing on LLM/AI applications and API security.

The role involves hands-on testing, collaboration with stakeholders across the company, and developing tooling and mitigations to strengthen security across applications and infrastructure. Applicants should have deep technical expertise and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in application/API and network penetration testing.
• Experience with AI/LLM and agentic applications security.
• Strong knowledge of security testing methodologies and risk assessment.
• Ability to document findings clearly and provide remediation guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end pentesting activities with product stakeholders.
• Perform hands-on testing of LLM/AI applications and APIs.
• Identify vulnerabilities and propose mitigations for AI systems.
• Stay current on emerging TTPs, zero-days, and remediation strategies.
• Develop/modify tooling for pentesting using models like Claude.
• Document findings with risk ratings and remediation recommendations.
• Communicate results to leadership and assist with remediation.

Skills

Penetration testing

Application/API security

Network security

OWASP Top 10

LLM/AI security

Stakeholder collaboration

Scripting/tooling development

Tools

Claude

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP Penetration Tester within the Cyber Security team to lead internal pentesting initiatives focusing on LLM/AI applications and API security.

The role involves hands-on testing, collaboration with stakeholders across the company, and developing tooling and mitigations to strengthen security across applications and infrastructure. Applicants should have deep technical expertise and strong communication skills.