AVP, Security Architect

LPL Financial; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 123,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial seeks an AVP Security Architect to design and implement security across cloud and on‑prem environments, partnering with Development, Operations and Enterprise Architecture to protect data and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has extensive information security experience, strong architectural skills, and familiarity with AWS, Terraform, and security controls; CCSP/CISSP is a plus, with emphasis on threat prevention and incident response.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of information security and IT risk management experience with infrastructure or systems background.
• 2+ years of experience on M&A integrations.
• 5+ years of experience with information security controls, guidelines, and standards (ISO27000, OWASP, CSA CCM, CIS 20, SOX, and NIST).

Responsibilities

• Mature network, infrastructure and data security capabilities for LPL Financial.
• Provide guidance on industry best practices as SME.
• Support M&A integrations and secure design and solution implementation.
• Create infrastructure and data security architectures using defensible industry reference architectures.
• Collaborate with Data and Enterprise Architects on securing data with masking and tokenization.
• Document and train stakeholders on security requirements for secure design.
• Identify cybersecurity risks and propose remediation across domains.
• Develop and approve cybersecurity standards and track control compliance.
• Participate in security advisory boards and architect reviews.
• Analyze new threats and implement mitigation; communicate risks to business units.

Skills

Information security

IT risk management

Cloud security

Security design & architecture

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Ansible

AWS Security Hub

AWS WAF

Job description

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview

LPL's Information Security team is seeking an exceptional AVP, Security Architect to engage on project efforts in M&As, Data, Cloud, and On-prem security architectures. As the AVP Security Architect at LPL, you will work side by side with our Development, Operations, Business units, and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure our environments are secured and monitored. The right person for this role will have a broad technical security background with a focus on security design, detection, prevention, and response to security threats.

Responsibilities

• Supports efforts to mature network, infrastructure and data security capabilities for LPL Financial
• Serves as a subject matter expert, providing guidance on industry best practices.
• Server as a subject matter expert, supporting M&A integrations and secure design and solution implementation.
• Creates best-of-class infrastructure/data security architecture designs and patterns for LPL, using defensible industry reference architectures and standards.
• Collaborate with Data and Enterprise Architects on securing data with advanced methods such as masking and tokenization. Considering the pros & cons of each security control.
• Document, socialize, maintain, and train key stakeholders on security requirements that enables secure design and build of solutions.
• Identify cybersecurity issues, strengths and weaknesses across various cyber domains and partner organizations that introduce risk and provide solutions.
• Develops, reviews, and approves cybersecurity security standards and works with partner cyber domain teams and organization to align on security requirements, while tracking and validating controls are being met
• Participate in and drive security advisory boards and committees, providing security architecture review and process ownership for new and existing solutions.
• Analyze potential impact of new threats and exploits, develop, and implement solutions to mitigate those threats, and communicate risks to relevant business units.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements

• 6+ years’ experience in information security and IT risk management with prior technical experience in a technical infrastructure or systems role
• 2+ years’ experience working on M&A integrations.
• 5+ years of experience working knowledge of information security controls, guidelines, and standards (e.g., ISO27000 series, OWASP, CSA CCM, CIS 20 Critical Security Controls, SOX, and NIST).

Core Competencies

• Must be self-driven, yet flexible and highly adept at consulting, negotiating, communicating, consensus building, and presenting.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure while managing multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance.

Preferences

• CCSP/Other Cloud Specific Certification, CISSP and/or GIAC are a plus
• In-depth knowledge of AWS and its core services, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and security-related services like security groups, ACLs AWS Security Hub, AWS WAF.
• Working knowledge of Terraform, Cloud Formation, Pulumi, and/or Ansible.
• Solid experience securing scalable web architectures and distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of malware, emerging threats, attacks, and vulnerability management.

Pay Range

$122,673.00 - $204,455.00
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.

EOE.

Information on Interviews

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