Head of Software Eng & DevOps — Production-Ready Delivery

NFP Corp; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

PTO & paid holidays

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Wealthspire Advisors is seeking an AVP of Software Engineering & DevOps to own software delivery, DevOps, and secure, repeatable production-ready solutions across the firm. You will drive engineering rigor, lead development execution, and connect development with infrastructure to improve speed, reliability, and observability.

The role requires building a scalable engineering function, mentoring diverse teams, and reducing manual delivery workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, applications, or DevOps with production systems.
• 3+ years of experience leading developers, engineering teams, or technical delivery functions.
• Proven ability to analyze, debug, and contribute production code using current frameworks.
• Strong experience with source control, automated testing, CI/CD, release automation, observability, and cloud environments.
• Experience building or supporting AI-enabled applications and AI-assisted development tools.
• Knowledge of APIs, integrations, databases, architecture, security, and production-support needs.
• Experience delivering technology in financial services or regulated environments preferred.
• Strong communication skills across teams 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 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.

Skills

Software engineering

DevOps

Cloud

Azure

CI/CD

Observability

APIs

Security

Team leadership

Production systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

Wealthspire Advisors is seeking an AVP of Software Engineering & DevOps to own software delivery, DevOps, and secure, repeatable production-ready solutions across the firm. You will drive engineering rigor, lead development execution, and connect development with infrastructure to improve speed, reliability, and observability.

The role requires building a scalable engineering function, mentoring diverse teams, and reducing manual delivery workflows.