AVP Tech, Engineering Cyber Security (Req# 000273)

lplfinancial; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 175,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial LLC in Fort Mill, SC, is seeking an AVP Tech, Engineering Cyber Security to design, implement, and support enterprise IAM systems across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will collaborate with security, development, infrastructure, and cloud teams to ensure authentication, authorization, provisioning, and identity life cycle processes meet policy and regulatory requirements.

This role requires a strong background in IAM platforms (SSO, SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, LDAP) and hands‑on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with 6+ years in IAM or related roles.
• Master's degree plus 4+ years acceptable as alternative.
• Demonstrated expertise with IAM systems and security concepts.
• Experience with SSO and protocols: SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, LDAP.
• Experience with PingIdentity/ForgeRock or similar IAM products.
• Experience configuring policies, identity lifecycle, and provisioning workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and support enterprise IAM systems and services.
• Implement authentication, authorization, provisioning, and identity life cycle processes.
• Configure, customize, and maintain IAM components for secure access.
• Integrate identity services with applications using REST APIs, connectors, and directories.
• Develop and maintain configurations, policies, workflows, and audit documentation.
• Provide monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of IAM environments.
• Support upgrades, patches, and platform enhancements across on‑premises and cloud.
• Collaborate with security, development, infra, and cloud teams to onboard apps and ensure compliance.
• Participate in audits, assessments, and regulatory compliance activities.

Skills

IAM expertise

SSO

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

LDAP

PingIdentity

ForgeRock

REST APIs

SCIM

Directory services

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

PingIdentity

ForgeRock

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Overview

Name of Employer: LPL Financial LLC

Position Title: AVP Tech, Engineering Cyber Security (Req# 000273)

Requisition: 000273

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: 1055 LPL Way, Fort Mill, SC 29715

Job Duties

• Design, implement, configure, and support enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems and services.
• Implement authentication, authorization, provisioning, and identity life cycle processes using standard IAM platforms and protocols.
• Configure, customize, and maintain IAM components to support secure access for users, applications, and systems.
• Integrate identity services with internal and external applications using standard APIs, connectors, and directory technologies.
• Develop and maintain system configurations, policies, workflows, and documentation necessary for operational and audit requirements.
• Provide ongoing operational support, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of IAM systems.
• Support upgrades, patches, and platform enhancements across on premises and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with security, development, infrastructure, and cloud teams to onboard applications and ensure compliance with organizational security standards.
• Participate in audits, assessments, and compliance activities, ensuring IAM configurations meet internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in developing process improvements and enhancing IAM service capabilities.

Requirements

• MINIMUM Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Applied Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field and six (6) years of experience in the job offered, or a related occupation in which the required experience was gained.
• ALTERNATIVELY : Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Applied Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field and four (4) years of experience in the job offered, or a related occupation in which the required experience was gained.
• Applicants must possess demonstrated expertise with the following:
• Demonstrated Expertise (DE) working with Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems and security concepts.
• DE implementing and supporting enterprise IAM solutions, Single Sign-On (SSO) and authentication/authorization protocols (SAML, OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and LDAP).
• DE with PingIdentity/ForgeRock IAM platform (PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud, Access Management, Identity Management, Directory Services, or Identity Gateway) or similar identity management products.
• DE configuring authentication and authorization policies, identity lifecycle management processes, and provisioning workflows.
• DE installing, configuring, and supporting IAM systems in on-premises and cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, or similar platforms.
• DE integrating IAM solutions with enterprise applications and directories using REST APIs, SCIM, or standard integration methods.
• DE troubleshooting IAM systems, performing system monitoring, and supporting security and compliance requirements.
• DE collaborating with cross-functional teams to onboard applications and maintain IAM operations.

Pay Range: $175,100 - $185,100 per year

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 they need to run thriving businesses. 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.