This role pays less than
51%
of similar roles. Most pay
$170,642–$227,375
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$208k
versus about
$199k
for comparable roles.
Based on 239 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
59 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$140,959–$234,882
across 54 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Solution Architect, you will provide technical and strategic leadership for the ClientWorks advisor platform, driving the evolution of an integrated technology ecosystem. You will partner with cross-functional teams in Enterprise Architecture, Product, Security Engineering, Infrastructure, and Operations to design and implement scalable, secure architectural strategies for advisor and client-facing capabilities. Your daily work involves overseeing foundational features like account opening, trading, and reporting while managing integrations with third-party solutions such as Salesforce and Wealthbox. You will utilize a technical stack including AWS, React, Angular, Terraform, and GitHub Actions to manage cloud-native architecture, API design, and CI/CD pipelines. This role solves complex problems in the financial services domain by ensuring platform resilience, regulatory compliance, and high-volume performance for advisor workflows while mentoring teams on DevSecOps and modern architectural practices.
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