LPL Financial
Principal Security Architect
LPL Financial, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Are you a team player? Are you curious to learn? Are you interested in working on meaningful projects? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? If so, LPL Financial is the place for you!
LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve, supporting more than 22,000 financial advisors, 1,100 institution-based investment programs, and 500 independent RIA firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor.
Job Overview:
LPL's Information Security team is seeking an exceptional Principal Security Architect to engage on project efforts in Cloud, On-prem and Data security architectures. As the Principal Security Architect at LPL, you will work side by side with our Development, Operations, Business units, and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure our environments are secured and monitored. The right person for this role will have a broad technical cloud security background with a focus on security design, detection, prevention, and response to security threats.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with a team of Security Engineers in solution architecture reviews and guidance for Technology projects through being tightly integrated with LPL’s SDLC process.
Serve as a subject matter expert for Data security, providing guidance on industry best practices.
Create best-of-class cloud/data security architecture designs and patterns for LPL, using defensible industry reference architectures and standards.
Collaborate with Data Architects on securing data with encryption and/or tokenization, considering the pros & cons of each security control.
Document, socialize, maintain, and train key stakeholders on security requirements that enable secure design and build of solutions.
Conduct project security reviews to identify security risks and oversee the implementation of approved recommendations on cloud security designs.
Analyze potential impact of new threats and exploits, develop, and implement solutions to mitigate those threats, and communicate risks to relevant business units.
Identify, design, and build secure solutions that can be adopted and deployed into a highly available production environment.
Participate in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of technology solutions including providing detailed analysis of pros and cons.
Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud security trends, technologies, and best practices, and share knowledge with the team to continuously improve LPL cloud security posture.
Attend and provide feedback in meetings to capture key action items, discussion points, and deliver executive-level status updates to all stakeholders as required.
Develop, track and report relevant metrics (KPIs, KRIs, OKRs), scheduled activities, and milestones to executives monthly that reflect execution statuses, risks, and opportunities.
Evaluate and assess security threats across a variety of environments.
What are we looking for?
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 .
Requirements:
8+ years of experience in cloud security, preferably AWS.
8+ years of experience in Data Security: Databases (SQL, Oracle, Postgres), SAS Data Warehouses (Snowflake), AWS Databases (Neptune, RDS, DynamoDB) and Data Platforms (Microsoft Dataverse).
8+ years of experience in Encryption and Tokenization and how and where they are used to secure Data.
8+ years of experience working knowledge of information security controls, guidelines, and standards (e.g., ISO27000 series, OWASP, CSA CCM, CIS 20 Critical Security Controls, SOX, and NIST).
8+ years of experience with technical knowledge/coding skills in any of the following: Java, C# .Net, Ruby and/or Python.
Core Competencies:
Must be self-driven, yet flexible and highly adept at consulting, negotiating, communicating, consensus building, and presenting.
Ability to remain calm under pressure while managing multiple tasks.
Demonstrated ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance.
Preferences:
CCSP/Other Cloud Specific Certification, CISSP and/or GIAC are a plus.
In-depth knowledge of AWS and its core services, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and security-related services like security groups, ACLs AWS Security Hub, AWS WAF, and Amazon GuardDuty.
Working knowledge of Terraform, Cloud Formation, Pulumi, and/or Ansible.
Solid experience securing scalable web architectures and distributed systems.
Solid understanding of malware, emerging threats, attacks, and vulnerability management.
Pay Range:
$149,000.00 - $248,300.00 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.
Why LPL?
At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.
We are
one team on one mission.
We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.
Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.
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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LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve, supporting more than 22,000 financial advisors, 1,100 institution-based investment programs, and 500 independent RIA firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor.
Job Overview:
LPL's Information Security team is seeking an exceptional Principal Security Architect to engage on project efforts in Cloud, On-prem and Data security architectures. As the Principal Security Architect at LPL, you will work side by side with our Development, Operations, Business units, and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure our environments are secured and monitored. The right person for this role will have a broad technical cloud security background with a focus on security design, detection, prevention, and response to security threats.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with a team of Security Engineers in solution architecture reviews and guidance for Technology projects through being tightly integrated with LPL’s SDLC process.
Serve as a subject matter expert for Data security, providing guidance on industry best practices.
Create best-of-class cloud/data security architecture designs and patterns for LPL, using defensible industry reference architectures and standards.
Collaborate with Data Architects on securing data with encryption and/or tokenization, considering the pros & cons of each security control.
Document, socialize, maintain, and train key stakeholders on security requirements that enable secure design and build of solutions.
Conduct project security reviews to identify security risks and oversee the implementation of approved recommendations on cloud security designs.
Analyze potential impact of new threats and exploits, develop, and implement solutions to mitigate those threats, and communicate risks to relevant business units.
Identify, design, and build secure solutions that can be adopted and deployed into a highly available production environment.
Participate in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of technology solutions including providing detailed analysis of pros and cons.
Stay up-to-date on the latest cloud security trends, technologies, and best practices, and share knowledge with the team to continuously improve LPL cloud security posture.
Attend and provide feedback in meetings to capture key action items, discussion points, and deliver executive-level status updates to all stakeholders as required.
Develop, track and report relevant metrics (KPIs, KRIs, OKRs), scheduled activities, and milestones to executives monthly that reflect execution statuses, risks, and opportunities.
Evaluate and assess security threats across a variety of environments.
What are we looking for?
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 .
Requirements:
8+ years of experience in cloud security, preferably AWS.
8+ years of experience in Data Security: Databases (SQL, Oracle, Postgres), SAS Data Warehouses (Snowflake), AWS Databases (Neptune, RDS, DynamoDB) and Data Platforms (Microsoft Dataverse).
8+ years of experience in Encryption and Tokenization and how and where they are used to secure Data.
8+ years of experience working knowledge of information security controls, guidelines, and standards (e.g., ISO27000 series, OWASP, CSA CCM, CIS 20 Critical Security Controls, SOX, and NIST).
8+ years of experience with technical knowledge/coding skills in any of the following: Java, C# .Net, Ruby and/or Python.
Core Competencies:
Must be self-driven, yet flexible and highly adept at consulting, negotiating, communicating, consensus building, and presenting.
Ability to remain calm under pressure while managing multiple tasks.
Demonstrated ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance.
Preferences:
CCSP/Other Cloud Specific Certification, CISSP and/or GIAC are a plus.
In-depth knowledge of AWS and its core services, including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, and security-related services like security groups, ACLs AWS Security Hub, AWS WAF, and Amazon GuardDuty.
Working knowledge of Terraform, Cloud Formation, Pulumi, and/or Ansible.
Solid experience securing scalable web architectures and distributed systems.
Solid understanding of malware, emerging threats, attacks, and vulnerability management.
Pay Range:
$149,000.00 - $248,300.00 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.
Why LPL?
At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.
We are
one team on one mission.
We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.
Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.
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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