VP - Principal Reliability Strategist

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What if you could lead the transformation of operational reliability and automation for a next-generation enterprise? At LPL Financial, we empower professionals to shape their success while helping clients pursue their financial goals with confidence. What if you could architect intelligent automation frameworks, pioneer AI-driven observability, and future-proof reliability strategies? If you're ready to take the next step, discover what's possible with LPL Financial.

Job Overview:

LPL is seeking a visionary VP - Principal Reliability Strategist to drive enterprise priorities by enhancing availability, resiliency, and stability of cloud-native applications. This role will lead initiatives that reduce operational toil, enable predictive insights, and accelerate incident response through automation and AI-driven observability. You will blend engineering excellence with strategic foresight to strengthen our competitive edge.

Responsibilities:

Enterprise Reliability Leadership

• Champion availability, resiliency, and stability across distributed, cloud-native systems.
• Design and implement reliability strategies aligned with enterprise transformation goals.

Intelligent Automation

• Develop zero-touch operational workflows to eliminate manual interventions.
• Accelerate incident detection and resolution through automated remediation pipelines.

AI-Driven Observability

• Integrate AI/ML models for anomaly detection, predictive alerting, and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with data science teams to embed observability intelligence into core platforms.

Scalable Framework Development

• Build reusable automation and AI pipelines aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Ensure frameworks are modular, extensible, and support rapid innovation.

Operational Efficiency

• Drive continuous improvement in MTTR, MTTD, and system uptime.
• Optimize resource utilization across infrastructure and application layers.

Strategic Innovation

• Position the organization for self-healing systems and autonomous operations.
• Lead initiatives that showcase modern engineering culture and intelligent operations.

What are we looking for? We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness , act with integrity , and are driven to help our clients succeed . We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
• Proven experience managing enterprise-scale infrastructure, platforms, and applications.
• Strong background in automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD tools).
• Expertise in observability platforms (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk) and AIOps tools.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar languages for automation and ML integration.
• Familiarity with ML/AI concepts and their application in operational contexts.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with a strategic mindset.

Core Competencies:

• Experience with Kubernetes, service meshes, and container orchestration.
• Knowledge of SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets in reliability engineering.
• Exposure to generative AI and LLMs for operational intelligence.
• Experience with Big Data and cloud platforms.
• Design and develop AI/ML solutions for intelligent automation across enterprise IT environments
• Build cloud-native observability platforms with event correlation and predictive incident management capabilities
• Expertise in AIOps, including:
  
  • Noise reduction
  • Intelligent alerting
  • Self-healing mechanisms
  • Autonomous system design
• Advanced experience in cloud-native architecture and scalable infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Agent AI technologies and frameworks

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Pay Range:
$155,288-$258,813/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) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace. LPL supports over 29,000 financial advisors and the wealth-management practices of 1,100 financial institution, servicing and custodying approximately $1.9 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 7 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses.

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.

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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!
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• Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!
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• 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 .

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