Distinguished Architect, Trading Platforms and Technology
LPL Financial
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LPL Financial is the largest independent broker-dealer in the United States, providing brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Wealth Management
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JOB TITLE: Distinguished Architect, Trading Platforms and Technology The Distinguished Architect, Trading & Investment Management Technology serves as a senior individual contributor within the trading and investment management technology team. This role is responsible for defining and advancing the target-state architecture for enterprise-scale trading platforms across Broker Dealer, Advisory, and Models domains. The architect will lead modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption, API-first design, and the transformation to microservices and event-driven architectures. Key responsibilities include designing low-latency, high-throughput trading systems, real-time event streaming, and market data infrastructure. Required technical skills include experience with AWS, FIX protocol, OMS/EMS platforms, and Architecture as Code. The role addresses the technical challenge of building scalable, secure financial infrastructure supporting AI-driven trading, digital assets, and blockchain-based capabilities within a high-volume trading ecosystem.
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