Sr. Information Security Engineer

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!

LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) was founded on the principle that the firm should work for the advisor, and not the other way around. Today, LPL is a leader* in the markets we serve, supporting more than 22,000 financial advisors, 1,100 institution-based investment programs, and 500 independent RIA firms nationwide. We are steadfast in our commitment to the advisor-centered model and the belief that Americans deserve access to personalized guidance from a financial advisor. At LPL, independence means that advisors have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run their perfect practice. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Job Overview:

LPL Financial is seeking a Sr. Engineer to join its Information Security department.  The primary responsibility of this position is to develop, integrate, and deploy Identity & Access Management (IAM) solutions for geographically dispersed business units, personnel and customers. This position will help manage the suite of IAM products, and work on various new and ongoing development/enhancement and application onboarding projects to support new LPL business ventures. The role will work closely with application developers and vendors to build, configure, test and implement IAM solutions (i.e. SailPoint IIQ 8.4.P1) that meet the business needs of the enterprise and are aligned and consistent with enterprise IT strategies and plans.

Responsibilities:

• Integrates IIQ solution with in-house and third party applications for birthright provisioning, access request approval and fulfillment, provisional, custom workflows etc.

• Responsible for architecture, implementation and engineering IAM solutions using IIQ technology

• Engineering and administration of IdentityIQ including but not limited to application onboarding, business requests for enhancements, and solutions that improve security posture

• Design and develop provisioning and de-provisioning processes / workflows for accounts across various internal and external systems

• Configure and develop adapters and connectors with various systems and databases for account provisioning, de-provisioning and updates to user accounts

• Work with various business and application teams with their User Lifecycle Management provisioning requirements

• Configure and develop access control roles for various applications to fulfill SOX compliance

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:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or Business

• J2EE Certification and/or CISSP certification are highly desirable but not required

• Minimum 4 years’ experience with IIQ or other Identity Management provisioning systems

• Minimum 4 years’ experience with programming languages like Java, middleware (web services, SOAP/XML, REST, etc.), SQL DBMS, Active Directory, LDAP/Directory Server design

• Experience managing complex directory services and IAM environments.

Preferences:

• Ability to work with geographically distributed and cross-functional teams

• Scripting and programming skills, shell/Perl, interfacing to LDAP using APIs

• Experience developing and implementing Access Request forms/workflows and provisioning / de-provisioning of user access

• Customization of product functionality to meet business requirements

• Use of ITIL methodologies for path-to-production and JIRA stories

Pay Range:

Why LPL? 

At LPL, we believe that objective financial guidance is a fundamental need for everyone. As the nation’s leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of proprietary technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services. We provide you with a work environment that encourages your creativity and growth, a leadership team that is supportive and responsive, and the opportunity to create a career that has no limits, only amazing potential.

We are one team on one mission. We take care of our advisors, so they can take care of their clients.

Because our company is not too big and not too small, you can seize the opportunity to make a real impact. We are committed to supporting workplace equality, and we embrace the different perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We also care for our communities, and we encourage our employees to do the same. This creates an environment in which you can do your best work.

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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.