AVP, Security Operations Engineering Leader

LPL Financial LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 129,986 - 216,609; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial LLC is seeking an AVP, Engineering Security Operations in Austin, TX to lead a team responsible for the operational effectiveness and innovation of security engineering controls across the organization. You will ensure secure operation of critical infrastructure, drive incident response readiness, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires deep expertise in security operations, strong leadership, and collaboration with IT to embed security in new deployments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in information security with leadership experience across multiple domains.
• Experience across security operations, engineering leadership, and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of security engineers responsible for day-to-day operations of SIEM, EDR, DLP, and IAM tools.
• Oversee implementation, configuration, and optimization of security platforms to improve posture.
• Develop incident response playbooks and runbooks for threat hunting and tool management.
• Drive optimization and automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness of security operations.
• Collaborate with IT and architecture teams to embed security requirements in design and deployment.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new security technologies and services.

Skills

Security leadership

SIEM experience

EDR experience

Vulnerability mgmt

IAM

Network security

Automation (Python/PowerShell)

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/InfoSec

Tools

Splunk

Exabeam

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

CrowdStrike

SentinelOne

Qualys

Tenable

Rapid7

Job description

LPL Financial LLC is seeking an AVP, Engineering Security Operations in Austin, TX to lead a team responsible for the operational effectiveness and innovation of security engineering controls across the organization. You will ensure secure operation of critical infrastructure, drive incident response readiness, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires deep expertise in security operations, strong leadership, and collaboration with IT to embed security in new deployments.