VP, Cybersecurity Tooling & Platform Engineering

lplfinancial; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial seeks a strategic Vice President II, Cybersecurity Engineering - Security Tools to lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of enterprise tooling. You will guide cross-functional teams, translate security risk into business actions, and align tooling with regulatory standards.

Join a high-impact, people-centric leadership role focused on modernizing security platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, automating response, and delivering measurable security

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity operations or tooling management.
• 5+ years of leadership overseeing security teams.
• 5+ years of engineering experience with SIEM/EDR/XDR platforms.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with planning and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment, integration, and lifecycle of cybersecurity tools.
• Develop and execute tooling strategy aligned with objectives.
• Automate threat detection and compliance reporting.
• Report security metrics to executives and stakeholders.
• Mentor security engineering talent and foster excellence.

Skills

Tooling strategy

People leadership

Executive communication

Security automation

Cloud/DevOps

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Security

CISSP/CISM/CCSP AWS SA

Tools

Splunk

Elasticsearch

Email gateways

Vulnerability management

Job description

LPL Financial seeks a strategic Vice President II, Cybersecurity Engineering - Security Tools to lead the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of enterprise tooling. You will guide cross-functional teams, translate security risk into business actions, and align tooling with regulatory standards.

Join a high-impact, people-centric leadership role focused on modernizing security platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, automating response, and delivering measurable security