Senior Architect: Trading & AI-Driven Platform Revamp

LPL Financial; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking a Distinguished Architect for Trading & Investment Management Technology to shape enterprise-scale platforms, including real-time data and AI-driven trading capabilities. The role partners with exec leadership to align architecture with business strategy and standards.

Based in a hybrid environment, you’ll guide domain architects, drive AaC, and influence cross-portfolio architecture across Broker Dealer, Advisory and Models domains with hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing enterprise-scale architectures (microservices, event-driven).
• 5+ years in trading technology domains (equities, ETFs, options, wealth platforms).
• Experience with cloud transformation initiatives (AWS) and modernizing legacy platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture for enterprise-scale trading platforms across Broker Dealer, Advisory, and Models.
• Lead modernization including cloud adoption, API-first design, and microservices.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Trading technology

Cloud modernization

Executive communication

Tools

AWS

FIX protocol

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking a Distinguished Architect for Trading & Investment Management Technology to shape enterprise-scale platforms, including real-time data and AI-driven trading capabilities. The role partners with exec leadership to align architecture with business strategy and standards.

Based in a hybrid environment, you’ll guide domain architects, drive AaC, and influence cross-portfolio architecture across Broker Dealer, Advisory and Models domains with hands-on leadership.