VPII, Distinguished Data Architect

LPL Financial (Nasdaq : LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. LPL Financial is one of the nation's leading financial services companies and a publicly traded company under the ticker symbol LPLA. LPL is a fast-growing, fortune 500 company with 7000 employees. We support over 50,000 financial professionals—including over 20,000 independent advisor teams, more than 800 financial institutions, and over 4,000 institutional clearing and technology subscribers managing over USD 1.2 trillion in assets.

At LPL, independence means that advisors have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their perfect practice. They also have the freedom to manage their client relationships because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients.

Job Overview

This Lead Distinguished Data Architect will also be a key contributor to driving the broader enterprise architecture strategy across the organization.

If the pursuit of excellence is your calling then this role will provide a springboard in your career for (a) learning breadth and depth of the wealth management domain (b) leveraging public cloud, API-first, domain-driven design, and data mesh architecture and design principles towards delivering best-in-class technology products, and (c) unique experiences interacting directly with end investors and their advisors as well as the satisfaction of your work product being in the hands of customers.

Responsibilities :

Must be a highly technical, forward-looking, and innovative leader who possesses a solid foundation in software engineering.

Will work closely with other technology, business, and product leaders to ensure an architectural framework is in place to support the LPL Investor Experience Technology’s mission, strategy, and growth.

Experience working in a highly technical environment utilizing leading-edge tools to build architectural blueprints and frameworks encompassing legacy systems / platforms as well as emerging computing platforms.

This leader will define the architectural blueprints and best practices for mission-critical product portfolios and be responsible for leading the continuous evolution of the supporting technology platform, including strategic technology decisions, architectural upgrades, and potential integrations.

Will be a key leader in the broader Enterprise Architecture organization that directs the overall technology strategy for the enterprise.

The Architect will contribute to evolving the vision, defining strategies to achieve the vision, and standards and best practices.

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 can execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.

Requirements :

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

Minimum of 8 years experience developing enterprise-class technology and solutions architectures, inclusive of service-oriented or microservices architectures, event-driven architecture, data platforms, and user experience architectures.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in design and implementation of a modern data architecture (e.g., data mesh) is expected.

Extensive experience working in large technology ecosystems with emphasis on integrating multiple externally facing high-scale, high volume, always-on mission-critical systems.

Must have an executive presence and ability to communicate & engage effectively with senior technology leadership.

Technical Competencies :

Experience designing and implementing strategic roadmaps along with the governance mechanisms to achieve them.

Strong experience developing architecture blueprints, systems diagrams, data models, process flows, data flows, and other key architecture deliverables following Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles and practices.

Demonstrated experience with a major enterprise transformation from monolithic to microservices.

Experience with transformation to cloud architecture is mandatory and specific experience with AWS is a plus.

Knowledge of API management solutions (e.g., Apigee, Kong HQ, WSO2, AWS Gateway) and experience transforming to an API-first strategy is desirable.

Preferences :

Financial-industry experience, particularly in wealth management, securities, and trading

AWS cloud architecture experience

AWS Solution Architect certification is a plus to have Snowflake experience

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Pay Range :

174,700.00 - $291,100.00Actual 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!

Salary : $174,700 - $291,100