Chief Architect, Investor Technology

LPL Financial

. Define and steward target‑state architecture for mission‑critical investor‑facing platforms, including upstream and downstream dependencies.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeFort Mill/Charlotte • New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $192,095 - $320,227 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and steward target‑state architecture for mission‑critical investor‑facing platforms, including upstream and downstream dependencies.
Partner with business, product, and technology leaders to align architectural strategy with enterprise priorities and funding decisions.
Guide and influence domain‑aligned solution and data architects to maintain architectural coherence and quality.
Establish and evolve architectural standards, principles, reusable assets, and frameworks that drive scalability, security, performance, and quality.
Lead modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, API‑first transformation, and migration from monolithic to microservices architectures.
Identify opportunities for enterprise reuse, efficiency, and improved business outcomes through architectural alignment.
Monitor emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, data mesh) and apply them thoughtfully to transform investor and advisor experiences.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
3 or more years of experience designing enterprise‑class solution and data architectures, including microservices, event‑driven systems, and user‑experience platforms.
Demonstrated experience leading major transformations from monolithic to cloud‑native architectures (AWS preferred).
Experience in API‑first architecture, Domain Driven Design (DDD), and modern data architectures (e.g., data mesh).

Benefits

Comp & perks

401K matching
health benefits
employee stock options
paid time off
volunteer time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

architecture designmicroservicesevent-driven systemscloud-native architecturesAPI-first architectureDomain Driven Designdata meshscalabilitysecurityperformance

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationinfluencestrategic alignmentcommunication