Sr. AI Security Engineer

LPL Financial; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 101,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Volunteer time off

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an AI Security Engineer to join the Cyber security team. The role focuses on governing AI usage, implementing security controls, and ensuring responsible AI adoption across platforms.

This position is ideal for someone early in their career with a strong foundation in security principles and a drive to apply them in AI contexts. Applicants must have US work authorization with no sponsorship required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity programs and risk management.
• Familiarity with data protection, security automation, and network security concepts.
• Exposure to security engineering and architecture principles.
• Curiosity and adaptability to work on emerging technologies like AI in a security context.

Responsibilities

• Support governance policy development and security standards for AI usage.
• Collaborate on integrating tools and security controls across AI-enabled platforms.
• Document AI use cases and contribute to AI security best practices.
• Design and apply security, privacy, and compliance frameworks for AI systems.
• Work with data, engineering, and compliance teams to ensure responsible AI adoption.

Skills

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Security governance

Risk management

Data protection

Security automation

AI security

Collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Where Ambition Meets InnovationBuild 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

We are looking for a passionate AI Security Engineer to join our Cyber security team and help secure our organization’s growing use of AI technologies. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who has a broad understanding of security principles and is eager to apply them in the evolving world of AI.

This position does not offer work authorization sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have valid U.S. work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of governance policies and security standards for AI usage.
• Collaborate on the integration of tools and security controls across various AI enabled platforms and services.
• Contribute to the discovery and documentation of AI use cases throughout the organization.
• Help design and apply the right security, privacy, and compliance frameworks for AI systems.
• Work cross functionally with data, engineering, and compliance teams to ensure responsible and secure AI adoption.

We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Required

• 2+ years of experience in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, or a related field is required.
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity programs and risk management.
• Familiarity with data protection, security automation, and network security concepts.
• Exposure to security engineering and architecture principles.
• Curiosity and adaptability to work on emerging technologies like AI in a security context.

Preferred

• You’re someone who may have started as a junior engineer or analyst and is now ready to take the next step, diving into the complex but exciting world of AI security. You bring broad knowledge, strong collaboration skills, and a desire to grow alongside a team that’s shaping the secure future of AI.

Pay Range

$100,631.00 - $167,787.00

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.

• 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.

Principals only. EOE.

Information on Interviews

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at [phone].

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