Are you a team player? Are you curious to learn? Are you interested in working in meaningful projects? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology? Are you interested in being part of a team that is working to transform and do things differently? If so, LPL Financial is the place for you!
Job Overview:
LPL’s Security Architecture Engineering organization is looking for a talented professional to join a high-performing organization that is leading the Application Delivery Security program. The AVP of Application Delivery Security will be responsible for optimizing the availability of applications delivered across networks. This position will help drive strategy for the protection of both on-premise and cloud-based systems and data across the organization, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices This position is responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance including changes to our application delivery capabilities & requirements to address current and potential future threats. We seek a visionary who is passionate about application delivery security in the digital age.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee Web App and API security technologies including WAF, load balancers, API Gateways, DDoS, CDN
- Develop secure solutions utilizing network appliances, such as load balancers, to protect enterprise web applications and APIs from layer 3/4/7 DDoS attacks
- Develop and maintain custom tools and scripts based for application delivery security requirements
- Conduct proof of concepts to showcase new technologies within the application delivery security domain and provide recommendations for their acceptance
- Perform control/capability gap analysis across both cloud security and app delivery technologies
- Investigate and remediate security and operational incidents with application delivery security platforms
- Perform authorized penetration and DDoS tests on on-prem and cloud infrastructure and applications to find security vulnerabilities. Design and implement corresponding detection and/or prevention methodologies
- Create remediation and validation strategies for security incidents
- Develop capabilities within existing platforms to detect and prevent fraud
- Integrate application delivery security platforms into the Enterprise logging solution
- Evaluate and deploy new technologies as needed to mitigate risk and fill security gaps
- Develop and enforce security policies and procedures to safeguard sensitive data
- Define the enterprise perimeter security strategy to support secure application delivery (WAF, API Gateway, CDN) across private and public cloud-hosted workloads
- Collaborate with IT and business units to integrate security controls into on-premise and cloud services
- Influence business objectives and outcomes to ensure InfoSec requirements are met as part of project delivery
- Participate in budget planning, forecasting, and reporting
- Document application delivery security system playbooks, runbooks, and guidelines
- Drive automation where possible
- Stays informed about the latest enterprise application attack vectors and security trends
What are we looking for?
We want strong collaborators who can deliver a world-class client experience. We are looking for people who thrive in a fast-paced environment, are client-focused, team oriented, and are able to execute in a way that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- 4+ years’ experience with application delivery security platforms (F5 Silverline, Distributed cloud, Cloudflare, Radware)
- 4+ years’ experience with scripting/automation tools (Splunk, PowerBi, Python, PowerShell)
- 5+ years’ experience in hands-on design, configuration, and delivery experience in network security solutions
- 4+ years’ experience collaborating with technical team members, business analysts, and project/program managers to ensure a quality solution is delivered.
- 3 to 5 years of experience with compliance and security standards across the enterprise IT landscape
Preferences:
- Bachelor’s or master’s Degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field
- Professional security management certification, such as CCSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent
- Advanced knowledge of web app and API security-related technologies and their functions
- Experience with conducting penetration tests on web applications and APIs
- Experience with task automation leveraging languages such as PowerShell, python or shell scripting
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Pay Range:
$118,988-$198,313/year
Actual 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) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for advisors and institutions, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader in the markets we serve, serving more than 23,000 financial advisors, including advisors at approximately 1,000 institutions and at approximately 580 registered investment advisor ("RIA") firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-mediated model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial professional.
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.
Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity
At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.
Why LPL?
- Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, providing a supportive and responsive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here!
- Limitless Career Potential: Your career at LPL has no limits, only amazing potential. Learn more about our careers here!
- Unified Mission: We are one team on one mission—taking care of our advisors so they can take care of their clients. Learn more about our mission and values here!
- Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!
- Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here!
- Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here!
- Benefits and Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance. It includes a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance your life both at work and at home. Learn more here!
Join the LPL team and help us make a difference by turning life’s aspirations into financial realities. Please log in or create an account to apply to this position. Principals only. EOE.
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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