Principal of Cloud Security

LPL Financial

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX · Fort Mill · Charlotte · New York · San Diego · Tempe
Salary
$154,706–$257,912 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $168k
This role $206k
$103k most similar roles pay here $274k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$194,575 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $206k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About LPL Financial

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

LPL Financial currently has 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $134,363–$223,973 across 26 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal of Cloud Security

Join LPL’s Security Architecture & Engineering team as a senior individual contributor driving the integration and optimization of enterprise security technologies across cloud and on-premises environments. You will lead strategic initiatives to enhance interoperability, operational effectiveness, and readiness by working closely with platform engineering teams to improve telemetry quality, logging consistency, detection coverage, and automation capabilities. Key responsibilities include developing engineering strategies for enhanced interoperability, optimizing SIEM ingestion pipelines, building redundancy across security controls, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards. You will leverage Python, PowerShell, APIs, and orchestration platforms to automate processes and maintain awareness of emerging technologies like AI-driven security. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, cloud security, and telemetry engineering, along with a strong background in regulated environments such as financial services.

What you'll do

  • Lead cross-functional teams to improve interoperability and operational effectiveness of enterprise security technologies.
  • Perform gap analysis across cloud and on-premises security tools to enhance visibility, detection, and logging strategies.
  • Develop and optimize SIEM ingestion pipelines for better data quality and cost efficiency in cloud environments.
  • Build automation tooling using Python, PowerShell, APIs, and orchestration platforms to reduce maintenance overhead.
  • Ensure alignment of new security technologies with enterprise standards and regulatory requirements through technical assessments.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering or cloud security engineering.
  • 5+ years leading large-scale security engineering initiatives across multiple domains.
  • Deep expertise with enterprise security technologies like SIEM, EDR/XDR, and DLP.
  • 2+ years experience in cloud telemetry engineering and log pipeline optimization.
  • Strong skills in developing automation workflows using Python, PowerShell, or APIs.
  • Experience improving operational readiness and integration maturity of security platforms.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted engineering and orchestration technologies preferred.

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