VPII, Architect Manager - Infrastructure & Platform

LPL Financial LLC; Charlotte, Fort Mill (TX, SC); On-site; USD 192,095 - 320,227; 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 is seeking an Architecture Manager to join their Enterprise Architecture organization. In this senior leadership role, you will oversee the development of high-impact solutions in alignment with the company's business strategy.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in architectural leadership, focusing on building a collaborative team culture and driving modern architecture strategies, including cloud adoption and AI/ML initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in leading architecture functions or as a senior architect.
• Experience executing platform and domain architecture strategies.
• Knowledge of financial services or fintech backgrounds is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of solution architects.
• Drive architectural strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Establish platform engineering capabilities for modern architecture.

Skills

Leadership in architecture functions

Cloud-native architectures

API management

Domain-driven design

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related field

Job description

Job Overview

The VPII, Architecture Manager is a senior leadership role within LPL’s Enterprise Architecture organization. This leader is responsible for building and leading a high‑impact Solution Architecture function that partners closely with Technology and Product leaders to deliver modern, scalable, and resilient platform and domain architectures aligned to LPL’s business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop a diverse team of solution architects, fostering an inclusive culture that rewards both delivery and collaborative behaviors.
• Drive a “shift‑left” architectural mindset by proactively shaping platform and domain architectures that align to product roadmaps and enterprise strategy.
• Partner with senior business, product, and technology leaders to translate business priorities into modern, scalable architecture strategies and solutions.
• Establish and evolve platform engineering capabilities, including developer platforms, CI/CD, observability, API management, and self‑service tooling.
• Define and govern domain‑driven architecture principles, including bounded contexts, domain ownership, and integration patterns.
• Lead architectural strategy for cloud adoption, hybrid integration, event‑driven systems, and DevSecOps practices.
• Guide the development and adoption of AI/ML architecture patterns, including model lifecycle management, MLOps, responsible AI frameworks, and governance.
• Define and maintain architectural principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable assets that accelerate delivery while ensuring consistency and quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience leading architecture functions or serving as a senior architect in large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Experience defining and executing platform and domain architecture strategies, including governance mechanisms.
• Experience in cloud‑native architectures, platform engineering, DevSecOps, microservices, APIs, and event‑driven systems.
• Experience applying domain‑driven design principles and modern architecture patterns across complex business domains.

Preferences

• Experience building internal developer platforms or platform products at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with AI/ML platforms, MLOps frameworks, vector databases, and responsible AI governance.
• Background in financial services, fintech, or other highly regulated, mission‑critical environments.

Compensation

Pay Range: $192,095.00–$320,227.00. 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.

Benefits

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

EEO.