LPL Financial · 2 hours ago
Principal Solution Architect
New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$156K/yr - $260K/yr
8+ years expLPL Financial is a leading independent broker-dealer that empowers professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals. The Principal Solution Architect will lead and design enterprise solution architecture with a focus on cloud migration, big data, and modern web technologies, driving the adoption of Generative AI and ensuring robust system integration.
FinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Lead cloud migration initiatives and architect cloud-native solutions, primarily on AWS
Design and develop scalable solutions across web, API, and event-driven architectures
Architect and maintain big data solutions, including data warehousing and data lakes (e.g., Snowflake, DocumentDB, S3)
Collaborate on the adoption and integration of Generative AI (GAI) solutions
Ensure robust system integration using APIs, events, and cloud technologies
Collaborate with Lean Product Portfolio Management to provide a high-level vision of enterprise solutions and development initiatives
Assist Agile Program Management Office (ACDC) in identifying and designing development value streams and supporting artifacts
Participate in strategy for building and maintaining the architectural runway via Enabler Epics
Drive architectural initiatives via enabler epics and participate in their analysis
Influence modeling, design, and coding practices, promoting Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevSecOps capabilities
Facilitate the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns
Synchronize disciplines across solutions, including system/data security, production infrastructure, user experience, and nonfunctional requirements (NFRs)
Analyze enterprise business context and change requirements to guide solution decisions
Define principles and models to guide solution decisions for AV and enterprise
Assist with governance activities to ensure ESA and EA compliance
Document solution architecture design and analysis work in a structured fashion matching the EA framework
Advocate principles of business and IT strategies, EA development, and service delivery
Coordinate with enterprise business, information, and technology architects
Lead cloud migration and cloud-native architecture for AV data solutions
Architect big data platforms and data lakes (Snowflake, DocumentDB, S3)
Design and implement modern web and API solutions (Angular, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, .NET, Python, Kafka)
Integrate event-driven architectures and support data streaming
Drive adoption of Generative AI solutions in alignment with AV blueprints
Qualification
Required
2+ years of deep expertise in AWS (S3, Glue, Lambda, etc.) and cloud-native architecture. Experience with cloud migration, refactoring, rearchitecting and re-platforming
4+ years hands-on experience with big data technologies, data warehousing, and ETL (Snowflake, DocumentDB, PostgreSQL)
8+ years of proficiency in modern web technologies (Angular, HTML, CSS, TypeScript). Strong skills in API and event-driven development (.NET, Python, Kafka)
4+ years experience in DevOps tools, automated deployments, and containerization. Familiarity with Generative AI (GAI) solutions and blueprint-driven development
Bachelor's degree in computer science, system analysis, or related field, or equivalent experience
Demonstrated ability to work well with others and be respected as a leader
Unbiased toward specific technologies or vendors; focused on results
Integrates technical, business, and information aspects for complete solutions
Thoughtful, extroverted, and collaborative
Motivated by long-term results
Preferred
AWS Certified Architect
Benefits
401K matching
Health benefits
Employee stock options
Paid time off
Volunteer time off
Company
LPL Financial
LPL Financial provides investment solutions and tools for independent financial advisors.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5B2025-03-31Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2024-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2010-11-18IPO
Leadership Team
Rich Steinmeier
Interim CEO
Sid Vyas
Chief Technology Officer/EVP
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