This role pays more than
50%
of similar roles. Most pay
$165,937–$229,337
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$205k
versus about
$198k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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
59 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$140,959–$234,882
across 54 roles with salary data.
The Principal Security Architect joins the Information Security team to lead efforts in Cloud, On-prem, and Data security architectures. This role involves collaborating with Development, Operations, and Enterprise Architecture teams to secure environments through robust design, detection, and response strategies. Key responsibilities include securing APIs using OAuth, JWT, and gateway configurations; developing reusable security patterns; and crafting standards aligned with regulatory requirements. The candidate will manage threat modeling, risk assessments, and the protection of machine learning models against adversarial attacks. Required technical skills include experience with AWS services like EC2, S3, and GuardDuty, alongside tools such as Terraform or Ansible. Proficiency in Java, C#, Ruby, or Python is expected. The role addresses complex security challenges within financial services, focusing on zero-trust architectures, identity management, encryption, and securing scalable web architectures and distributed systems.