Job Overview:

As the AVP, Functional Design Cloud Engineer, you are a hands-on senior cloud engineer in the Functional Design Engineering & Strategy pod within the Foundations team in LPL's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE). You partner with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, the VP, Functional Design Engineering, and engineering teams and pods across CCOE to translate enterprise architecture intent into implementable, well-architected, code-driven solutions. You take high-level designs from architects and the VP, Functional Design Engineering and produce detailed, opinionated, build-ready engineering specifications, reference patterns, Terraform modules, and proof-of-concept builds. You also curate sections of the cross-CCOE reference pattern library domain-tagged Terraform module bundles, reference architectures, anti-patterns, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs). LPL is an AWS-first CCOE: a multi-account landing zone with 100+ private reusable Terraform modules that enable 60+ AWS services, all delivered through Terraform Cloud and GitHub Actions. You spend the majority of your time hands-on in Terraform code, ADRs, reference patterns, and proof-of-concept work across LPL's US offices and India Global Capability Center (GCC).

Your impact comes from hands-on engineering, peer mentorship, and cross-pod partnership not from direct reports or positional authority.

Responsibilities:

- Take high-level designs from Enterprise Architecture and the VP, Functional Design Engineering and produce detailed, opinionated, build-ready engineering specifications aligned to the AWS Well-Architected Framework and LPL standards. Hands-on author reference patterns, Terraform modules, and proof-of-concept builds in the highest-ambiguity areas where engineering is still discovering the right answer
- Curate sections of the cross-CCOE reference pattern library: domain-tagged Terraform module bundles, reference architectures, anti-patterns, and Architecture Decision Records (ADRs). Partner closely with the Principal Engineer, Cloud Strategy Lead so that tooling, IaC, and self-service platform strategy stay aligned with enterprise design direction
- Participate in design reviews, architecture review boards, and engineering deep-dives across all five CCOE teams (Foundations, Platforms, Containers, Support, Delivery) and the four peer Foundations pods (Security & Governance, FinOps, Network Engineering, Monitoring). Embed agentic AI capabilities into the team's engineering practice (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Bedrock, MCP servers, agentic IaC and review workflows) and into the platform's self-service experience for internal customers
- Apply agentic AI capabilities to the design function: AI-assisted pattern drafting, Well-Architected review automation, ADR generation from design conversations, cross-pattern impact analysis,



and MCP-backed agents that surface existing patterns to internal customers before they reinvent them. Operate as a hands-on senior cloud engineer: spend the majority of your time in Terraform code, security tooling configuration, vulnerability remediation, design reviews, peer reviews, and incident response hands-on engineering is the primary leverage point. Personally participate in 24x7 on-call rotations as a senior technical responder and escalation point for production incidents
- Partner with peer engineers, AVPs, and VPs across the Cloud Center of Excellence the five CCOE teams (Foundations, Platforms, Containers, Support, Delivery) and the five Foundations pods (Security & Governance, FinOps, Functional Design Engineering & Strategy, Network Engineering, Monitoring) to align roadmaps and remove cross-team and cross-pod blockers
- Champion AWS Well-Architected Framework adoption (with emphasis on the Security pillar) and drive continuous improvement against operational, security, reliability, and compliance outcomes. Contribute to the private Terraform module library and the Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) foundational base layer, including security-control modules and reference patterns
- Raise engineering quality across the pod through code review, design partnership, and technical pairing acting as a force multiplier without direct reports. Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, backlog grooming, retrospectives) and partner with the RTE and PMO on delivery commitments and dependencies. Represent the pod's security posture in architecture review boards, internal audit, and customer engagements; communicate technical risk and trade-offs clearly to engineers and to non-technical executives

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:

- 12+ years of progressive technical experience including 5+ years in a senior cloud security, network security, or cloud infrastructure engineering role; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent work experience)




- 5+ years of hands-on production AWS at scale in a multi-account landing zone with strong production Terraform delivered through Terraform Cloud and GitHub Actions
- Demonstrated experience operating as a senior individual contributor (AVP, Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, or equivalent), influencing technical direction and uplifting peer engineers without direct authority — including code review leadership, design-review participation, and technical mentorship
- Experience personally participating in 24x7 production on-call rotations in a fast-paced, security-conscious, regulated environment (financial services strongly preferred)
- Demonstrated experience translating enterprise architecture intent into implementable engineering designs that downstream engineers actually build, with strong technical writing (ADRs, design documents, reference architectures) and deep, current command of the AWS Well-Architected Framework

Core Competencies:

- Player-coach who is comfortable in code reviews, architecture sessions, and people 1:1s in the same day. Continuous learner, especially in cloud-native, IaC, platform engineering, and applied AI
- Sets vision and translates ambiguous strategy into executable engineering roadmaps. Bias for self-service, automation, and reducing toil for downstream internal customers
- Builds high-trust relationships across the US and India organization and across functions (Architecture, Security, FinOps, Application Engineering, Network, Audit). Calm, decisive incident commander; fosters a strong post-incident learning culture
- Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, and ability to influence without direct authority. Thrives in matrixed, quick-paced, regulated environments with imperfect information

Preferences:

- Experience as an internal architecture review board member or equivalent design-authority role. AWS Certified Security – Specialty (preferred for security-aligned design reviews)
- AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate or Data Analytics – Specialty (preferred for data-aligned design reviews). Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or MBA
- Experience building, scaling, or leading globally distributed engineering teams across the US and India / GCC. Experience integrating agentic AI / GenAI tooling (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, Bedrock, MCP) into platform, IaC, and engineering practice. Strong scripting / programming proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- AWS Solutions Architect - Professional. AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Associate. Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD). HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (004) or Authoring & Operations
- Open-source contributions, public technical writing, or conference speaking on cloud, IaC, or platform engineering topics. Experience with Backstage or another Internal Developer Platform (IDP). Experience with FinOps practices and cloud cost management at scale

📌 AVP - Functional Design Cloud Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 LPL Financials
📍 Hyderabad