Distinguished Architect, Trading Platforms and Technology

LPL Financial

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New York, NYFort Mill, SCSan Diego, CAAustin, TX
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60 days ago
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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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TL;DR · Distinguished Architect, Trading Platforms and Technology

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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What you'll do

  • Define and advance the target-state architecture for enterprise-scale trading and investment management platforms.
  • Lead modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, API-first design, and transformation to microservices and event-driven architectures.
  • Establish enterprise architecture standards, frameworks, and reusable assets to drive scalability, performance, and security.
  • Drive the adoption of emerging technologies such as AI/ML, real-time data platforms, and blockchain-based capabilities.
  • Guide domain architects to ensure architectural consistency and quality across the entire trading ecosystem.
  • Champion Architecture as Code to enable scalable governance, compliance, and continuous delivery.
  • Provide strategic guidance on build vs. buy decisions and industry best practices to executive stakeholders.

What we're looking for

  • 8 or more years of experience designing enterprise-scale architectures, including microservices and event-driven systems.
  • 5 or more years of experience in trading technology domains such as equities, ETFs, options, or wealth platforms.
  • Experience in trading systems including OMS/EMS platforms, FIX protocol, and market data infrastructure.
  • Experience leading cloud transformation initiatives and modernizing legacy platforms.
  • Experience in defining and executing long-term architecture strategies and roadmaps.
  • Experience in financial services, wealth management, or broker-dealer environments (preferred).
  • Familiarity with AI/ML platforms or use cases within trading environments (preferred).
  • Exposure to blockchain or distributed ledger technologies and digital asset platforms (preferred).

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