AVP, Software Eng & DevOps - Lead Delivery & Cloud

Wealthspire

Missouri

On-site

USD 120,000 - 155,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

Wealthspire Advisors is seeking an AVP of Software Engineering & DevOps to lead the software development and DevOps functions across the firm. You will build a structured, scalable engineering and release process that ties development to production readiness.

Key responsibilities include owning delivery, transforming priorities into technical plans, and driving continuous improvement in speed, quality, and reliability. Strong leadership and cloud expertise are essential for success.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, Information Systems, or related field.
8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, application development, or DevOps, including hands-on responsibility for production systems.
3+ years of experience leading developers, engineering teams, or technical delivery functions.
Proven capability to analyze, debug, and contribute production code using contemporary development frameworks and languages.
Strong experience with source control, automated testing, CI/CD, release automation, observability, and cloud-based application environments.
Experience building or supporting AI-enabled applications and using AI-assisted software development tools.
Solid knowledge of APIs, integrations, databases, application architecture, security, and production-support needs.
Experience with Microsoft Azure, GitHub, Azure DevOps, or comparable cloud and development platforms.
Experience delivering technology in financial services or another regulated environment preferred.
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across development, infrastructure, security, data, business, and executive partners.

Responsibilities

Own delivery across internally developed applications, integrations, automation, and supporting services.
Convert approved priorities into actionable technical plans with defined scope, order, ownership, and delivery commitments.
Lead solution build, code development, testing, release, and production stabilization.
Review and contribute code, troubleshoot critical issues, and make pragmatic technical decisions when required.