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Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
Hybrid
Where Ambition Meets Innovation
Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting-edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you'll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.
GENERATE INTEREST
Join a team that is helping transform the way financial advisors and their clients connect through innovative technology solutions. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting the networking infrastructure that powers LPL Financial's branch offices, data centers, and hybrid cloud environments. This is an opportunity to work with modern networking technologies, collaborate with talented technology professionals, and contribute to scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that support business growth and exceptional client experiences. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and making a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.
JOB OVERVIEW
LPL Financial is seeking a Senior Network Engineer responsible for the engineering, deployment, and operational support of Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks (WAN), and branch office networking environments within a hybrid data center and cloud infrastructure. This role is focused on delivering scalable, resilient, and secure networking solutions that support LPL Financial, its advisors, and their clients while maintaining alignment with enterprise architecture and security standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Configure, deploy, maintain, and support network infrastructure across branch offices, data centers, and hybrid cloud environments.
Implement and administer LAN/WAN technologies, including MPLS, Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), and SD-WAN solutions.
Troubleshoot complex network issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to improve network reliability and performance.
Collaborate with internal technology teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and service providers to support network initiatives and operational requirements.
Design and implement networking solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, security requirements, and industry best practices.
Perform network performance monitoring, capacity planning, optimization, and compliance assessments.
Support branch office deployments and infrastructure upgrades while ensuring minimal disruption to business 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
3+ years of network engineering experience supporting Cisco switching, routing, and wireless networking technologies.
Experience deploying and supporting networking infrastructure for branch office environments across small, mid-sized, or large-scale organizations.
Experience implementing network security controls and utilizing network monitoring and logging tools such as SolarWinds, LiveNX, ELK, or comparable platforms.
Experience performing network performance analysis, optimization, reporting, and long-term capacity planning.
Ability to travel as needed, up to approximately 35%, based on business requirements.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Expertise in planning, configuring, and implementing Cisco LAN/WAN networking solutions.
Strong problem-solving, project management, and multitasking capabilities with the ability to meet established deadlines.
PREFERENCES
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Cisco certifications such as CCNA or CCNP.
Experience with Cisco Wireless, Cisco SD-WAN, Software-Defined Access (SDA), or Meraki platforms.
Knowledge of networking protocols and standards including VLANs, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), OSPF, BGP, DNS, and 802.1X.
Pay Range:
$41.10-$68.53/hourCompany 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(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 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. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
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.
For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.
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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.
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