AVP, Security Operations Engineering Leader

LPL Financial; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 129,986 - 216,609; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP, Engineering Security Operations in Tempe to lead a team responsible for the operation and improvement of security engineering controls across the firm. You will drive incident response readiness, tooling optimization, and collaboration with IT and architecture to embed security into new systems.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in information security with leadership, hands-on SIEM/EDR/vulnerability experience, and a track record of delivering measurable security

Qualifications

• 10+ years in information security with leadership
• 2+ years managing SIEM platforms (Splunk, Exabeam, Sentinel)
• 2+ years with EDR solutions (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender)
• 2+ years with vulnerability management (Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7)

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of security engineers for day-to-day operations of security technologies
• Oversee the implementation and optimization of security tools and platforms
• Develop and implement incident response runbooks and threat-hunting procedures
• Drive continuous improvements in security operations processes and automation
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and IT to integrate security into designs
• Mentor junior engineers and report metrics to leadership

Skills

Security leadership

Python

PowerShell

Cloud security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS or security

Tools

Splunk

Exabeam

SentinelOne

Qualys

Tenable

Rapid7

EDR tools

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking an AVP, Engineering Security Operations in Tempe to lead a team responsible for the operation and improvement of security engineering controls across the firm. You will drive incident response readiness, tooling optimization, and collaboration with IT and architecture to embed security into new systems.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in information security with leadership, hands-on SIEM/EDR/vulnerability experience, and a track record of delivering measurable security