Principal Solution Architect (Req# 000083)

Name of Employer:   LPL Financial LLC

Position Title:            Principal Solution Architect (Req# 000083)

Hours:                        40 hours per week

Salary Range:            $220,000 - $230,000 per year

Location:                    1055 LPL Way, Fort Mill, SC 29715

Telecommuting:        100% Telecommuting permitted.

JOB DUTIES: Develop, design, and lead the Enterprise Solution Architecture (ESA) to support the vision for digital experiences for financial services applications.

• Lead ESA modeling and designs, leveraging cross-domain architects to deliver domain-driven, high-performance, scalable APIs-based solutions that eliminate fate sharing across teams while maintaining sub-millisecond trading execution times.
• Develop blueprint architecture, including multi-year transitions and recommendations to drive transformation and modernization for the enterprise.
• Collaborate with business, product, and technology teams early in the product lifecycle to incorporate end-to-end architecture thinking, including functional and non-functional aspects.
• Craft high-level design early in the lifecycle and elaborate it to lower levels of detail as planning progress.
• Collaborate with Lean Portfolio Management to provide a high-level vision of enterprise solutions and development initiatives.
• Assist the Agile Program Management Office to identify and design development value streams.
• Participate in the strategy for building and maintaining the modern enabling architectural runway initiatives via Enabler Epics.
• Promote Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevSecOps capabilities.
• Facilitate the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns supporting modern architecture.
• Deliver architecture in alignment with our Enterprise Architecture standards and advocate for Enterprise Architecture models and patterns to guide solution decisions.
• 100% Telecommuting from anywhere in U.S.

REQUIREMENTS:

MINIMUM Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering or a closely related field.

MINIMUM Experience Requirement: Six (6) years of experience in the job offered, Software Developer, Solutions Architect, Cybersecurity Analyst or related occupations within financial services.

Alternate Education and Experience Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, Computer Science, Information Systems, Electronic Engineering or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience in the job offered, Software Developer, Solutions Architect, Cybersecurity Analyst or related occupations within financial services.

Special Skills: Applicants must possess demonstrated expertise with the following:

• Designing, architecting, developing, and implementing IT solutions, with a focus on technical integration between global financial firms and financial ecosystem partners.
• Creating and managing front-end user interfaces and building APIs, using automation, code generation techniques, and industry specific integration templates.
• Developing and maintaining applications, middleware, databases, security, and integration components.
• Utilizing and managing AWS and Azure cloud platforms, applying AWS Security best practices and the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Defining and modeling current and future state architecture models, with a focus on AI integration and deployment.
• Migrating and refactoring monolithic on-prem applications to cloud environments using refactoring, re-architecting, and re-platforming approaches, including 12-factor app methodology.
• Implementing and managing DevOps tools, automated deployments, containerization technologies, and API Management platforms, including AWS API Management, Apigee, Kong, and Data Power.

 

Pay Range:

$220,000 - $230,000 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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

 

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.

Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity

At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.

Why LPL?

• Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, providing a supportive and responsive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here!

• Limitless Career Potential: Your career at LPL has no limits, only amazing potential. Learn more about our careers here!

• Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here!

• Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!

• Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here!

• Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here!

• Benefits and Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance. It includes a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance your life both at work and at home. Learn more here!

Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. 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 (855) 575-6947.

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