Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity

LPL Financial is hiring a Senior Engineer, Cybersecurity to strengthen the security posture of its advisor community. In this hybrid role based in Fort Mill, SC, you will lead advisor cybersecurity engagement, support security operations, and run education initiatives designed to reduce risk.

You will serve as a trusted escalation point for complex advisor questions and incidents, coordinate response activities with cybersecurity teams, and help drive continuous improvement across the Advisor Security program. The role also emphasizes proactive threat awareness, long-term mitigation, and measurable program effectiveness.

Core Responsibilities

• Act as an escalation point for complex advisor cybersecurity inquiries, incidents, and risk-related concerns.
• Partner with advisors and business stakeholders to promote cybersecurity best practices and adoption of security controls.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity teams on advisor-related incident response activities, including phishing, account compromise, malware, and related cyber threats.
• Participate in incident triage, root cause analysis, remediation planning, and resolution activities.
• Partner with Cybersecurity and Technology teams to identify and implement long-term solutions that reduce recurring security issues.
• Support timely resolution of advisor cybersecurity incidents while maintaining effective stakeholder communication.
• Lead cybersecurity awareness campaigns, advisor outreach initiatives, and risk reduction programs.
• Identify emerging threats, industry trends, and advisor security risks, and recommend proactive mitigation strategies.
• Lead strategic initiatives that enhance advisor cybersecurity services, processes, tools, and operational effectiveness.
• Analyze program, incident, and advisor engagement metrics to identify trends, measure effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity training materials, communications, presentations, and awareness content.
• Facilitate webinars, workshops, training sessions, and advisor-facing cybersecurity education programs.
• Ensure educational content aligns with evolving threats, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for advisor cybersecurity awareness and education initiatives.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, playbooks, knowledge articles, and operational documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing advisor experience, service delivery, and cybersecurity outcomes.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, risk assessments, and governance activities.
• Recommend enhancements to cybersecurity tools, reporting capabilities, processes, and advisor-facing services.
• Partner with Cybersecurity, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, and Operations teams to advance advisor security initiatives.
• Collaborate with security operations, engineering, identity management, and endpoint security teams on risk reduction efforts.
• Participate in knowledge transfer, stakeholder engagement, and program governance activities.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and knowledge sharing to junior team members.
• Support onboarding, training, and professional development efforts.
• Lead projects, workstreams, and process improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a recognized cybersecurity subject matter expert within the Advisor Security organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, information security, security operations, or cyber incident response.
• 2+ years of experience supporting cybersecurity programs, advisor-facing services, or client-facing technology environments.
• 1+ year leading cybersecurity incidents, investigations, remediation activities, and cross-functional response efforts.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity domains including:
  • Endpoint Security & Device Management
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Security Awareness & Training
  • Data Protection & Encryption
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Risk Management & Regulatory Compliance
• Experience within financial services or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting advisor-facing, customer-facing, or client-facing cybersecurity programs.
• Experience with phishing simulation platforms, cybersecurity awareness tools, endpoint security technologies, and cybersecurity monitoring solutions.
• Experience analyzing security metrics, operational trends, and program effectiveness.

Preferred Industry Certifications

• CISSP (or actively pursuing)
• Security+
• CISM
• GIAC Certifications
• ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
• CRISC

Technologies

• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Benefits

• 401K matching
• Health benefits
• Employee stock options
• Paid time off
• Volunteer time off

Core Competencies

• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts and cybersecurity risks to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Cybersecurity Risk Management
• Security Operations & Incident Response
• Advisor Security Consulting
• Security Awareness & Education
• Security Controls & Technology Solutions
• Cybersecurity Governance & Compliance
• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
• Program Leadership & Strategic Execution

Location: Fort Mill, SC (hybrid)
Compensation: USD 100,631 - 167,787 per year
Minimum Experience: 5 years