Principal Application Security Architect

LPL Financial

Principal Application Security Architect at LPL Financial focusing on API and Cloud security architecture. Ensuring environmental security and collaborative efforts across multiple departments.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeFort Mill • Arizona, California, New York, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $153,470 - $255,749 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Secure APIs by implementing robust access control mechanisms, OAuth, JWT, and configuring API gateway security to ensure authenticated and authorized access.
Develop reusable security design patterns addressing common cybersecurity challenges, ensuring consistency and best practices across diverse technology stacks and business domains.
Craft clear, actionable security standards and policies, aligning them with industry best practices and regulatory requirements while ensuring adaptability to emerging technologies.
Lead the design and innovation of security architectures, integrating advanced technologies to protect against evolving threats while enabling business agility and growth.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to align security initiatives with business objectives, ensuring broad support and integration at all levels.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of security architecture and API security, designing secure API gateways and microservices architectures
8+ years of experience with information security controls, guidelines, and standards (e.g., ISO27000 series, OWASP, CSA CCM, CIS 20 Critical Security Controls, SOX, and NIST)

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

API securityOAuthJWTsecurity design patternssecurity architecturemicroservices architectureinformation security controlssecurity standardsregulatory compliancecybersecurity

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationadaptabilityinnovation

Certifications

ISO27000 seriesOWASPCSA CCMCIS 20 Critical Security ControlsSOXNIST