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LPL Financial is seeking a Vice President, Cloud Lead to help shape the future of our cloud technology ecosystem and drive the development of scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise platforms. This role offers the opportunity to influence technology strategy, guide cloud transformation initiatives, and work closely with business and technology partners to deliver innovative solutions that support LPL's strategic objectives.
As a key technology leader, you will collaborate with Product, Architecture, Quality Engineering, Release Management, and Infrastructure teams to design and implement cloud-native and hybrid-cloud solutions. This role is ideal for someone passionate about modern software engineering, cloud architecture, platform scalability, and engineering excellence.
Job Overview
The Vice President, Cloud Lead is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications and platform services within cloud and hybrid-cloud environments. This role provides technical leadership across solution architecture, cloud engineering, application development, platform modernization, and software delivery. The position partners with business and technology stakeholders to ensure solutions align with enterprise standards, technology roadmaps, and business goals while maintaining scalability, security, and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of scalable enterprise applications and platform services within cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Quality Engineering, Release Management, and business stakeholders to deliver technology solutions aligned with strategic objectives.
Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, support, and ongoing enhancement.
Design solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and cloud engineering best practices.
Develop and support highly scalable platform components, APIs, applications, and services that serve enterprise business needs.
Provide advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and technical support for complex application and platform issues.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend architecture, process, and platform improvements to enhance performance, reliability, and scalability.
Contribute to solution planning, technical estimates, and roadmap development activities.
Maintain technical documentation and ensure solutions are properly documented throughout their lifecycle.
Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and adoption of best practices.
What Are We Looking For?
We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
10+ years of experience in software development, application architecture, and enterprise technology delivery.
5+ years of experience designing and developing cloud or hybrid-cloud solutions.
5+ years of experience with full-stack application development utilizing technologies such as C#, Angular (or similar frameworks), and relational databases.
Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting solutions on AWS cloud platforms.
Core Competencies
Expertise in cloud architecture and cloud-native application development.
Knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and modern application design patterns.
Understanding of DevSecOps methodologies, software delivery practices, and automation frameworks.
Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to influence technical direction and drive organizational change.
Experience mentoring, coaching, and developing engineering talent.
Knowledge of domain-driven design, test-driven development, and software quality practices.
Preferences
Cloud engineering or cloud architecture certifications.
Experience with AWS technologies including ECS, EKS, Fargate, VPC, S3, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, IAM, EC2, Lambda, and serverless architectures.
Experience with source control systems, CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and continuous delivery practices.
Experience developing API-driven, messaging, or event-streaming solutions utilizing technologies such as Apache Kafka or StreamSets.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
Pay Range:
$159,959.00 - $266,564.00Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play – such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!
Company Overview:
LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
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Information on Interviews:
LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant’s bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL’s Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience
- 10+ years of experience in software development, application architecture, and enterprise technology delivery
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing cloud or hybrid-cloud solutions
- 5+ years of full-stack application development experience using C#, Angular or similar frameworks, and relational databases
- Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting solutions on AWS cloud platforms
- Cloud engineering or cloud architecture certifications
- Experience with AWS technologies including ECS, EKS, Fargate, VPC, S3, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, IAM, EC2, Lambda, and serverless architectures
- Experience with source control systems, CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and continuous delivery practices
- Experience developing API-driven, messaging, or event-streaming solutions using Apache Kafka or StreamSets
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies
LPL Financial Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LPL Financial and has not been reviewed or approved by LPL Financial.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a company 401(k) match that is frequently highlighted as a strong component of total rewards. Feedback suggests these features meaningfully enhance long‑term financial value.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a meaningful discount and lookback is highlighted as accessible ownership. Feedback suggests the plan adds tangible upside beyond base salary.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave has been expanded alongside family‑building and adoption support. Feedback suggests these benefits compare well to large‑employer standards.
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What We Do
Financial advice is changing, and at LPL Financial, we’re at the forefront. We’re building a future where advisors can—with no friction or complexity, as simple as turning the dials—pick the business model, services, technology, and product mix that best meet their clients’ needs. With one platform, one sign-on, and one team to call, you can take your business anywhere you want it to go. There are no limits to your growth, and we’ll partner with you every step of the way. Your greatness is our goal. LPL Financial is a leader in the retail financial advice market and the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer*. We serve independent financial advisors and financial institutions, providing them with the technology, research, clearing and compliance services, and practice management programs they need to create and grow thriving practices. LPL enables them to provide objective guidance to millions of American families seeking wealth management, retirement planning, financial planning and asset management solutions. LPL.com Securities and Advisory Services offered through LPL Financial. A registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC.
