VPII, Architect Manager

Job Overview

The VPII, Architecture Manager is a senior leadership role within LPL’s Enterprise Architecture organization. This leader is responsible for building and leading a high‑impact Solution Architecture function that partners closely with Technology and Product leaders to deliver modern, scalable, and resilient platform and domain architectures aligned to LPL’s business strategy.

• Build, lead, and develop a diverse team of solution architects, fostering an inclusive culture that rewards both delivery and collaborative behaviors.
• Drive a “shift‑left” architectural mindset by proactively shaping platform and domain architectures that align to product roadmaps and enterprise strategy.
• Partner with senior business, product, and technology leaders to translate business priorities into modern, scalable architecture strategies and solutions.
• Establish and evolve platform engineering capabilities, including developer platforms, CI/CD, observability, API management, and self‑service tooling.
• Define and govern domain‑driven architecture principles, including bounded contexts, domain ownership, and integration patterns.
• Lead architectural strategy for cloud adoption, hybrid integration, event‑driven systems, and Dev Sec Ops  practices.
• Guide the development and adoption of AI/ML architecture patterns, including model lifecycle management, MLOps, responsible AI frameworks, and governance.
• Define and maintain architectural principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable assets that accelerate delivery while ensuring consistency and quality.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience leading architecture functions or serving as a senior architect in large‑scale enterprise environments.
• Experience defining and executing platform and domain architecture strategies, including governance mechanisms.
• Experience in cloud‑native architectures, platform engineering, Dev Sec Ops , microservices, APIs, and event‑driven systems.
• Experience applying domain‑driven design principles and modern architecture patterns across complex business domains.

• Experience building internal developer platforms or platform products at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with AI/ML platforms, MLOps frameworks, vector databases, and responsible AI governance.
• Background in financial services, fintech, or other highly regulated, mission‑critical environments.

Pay Range: $–$. 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.

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.

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