Role - DevSecOps Engineer
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Location - New York, USA
Position Overview
The role leads multiple engineering teams responsible for advisor-facing applications, cloud-based platforms, enterprise integrations, and digital experiences. The position is accountable for engineering excellence, technology modernization, talent development, and successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives supporting business growth and advisor success.
Key Responsibilities
Technology Leadership & Team Management
- Lead multiple software development teams across various product and technology value streams.
- Develop, mentor, and support engineering talent while fostering a high-performing team culture.
- Partner with Product, Business, and Technology leaders to establish priorities, align roadmaps, and deliver strategic initiatives.
- Support organizational planning, resource management, and execution across multiple programs and platforms.
Architecture & Platform Strategy
- Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures.
- Establish engineering standards and best practices for application development, platform engineering, and enterprise integrations.
- Guide API strategy, application architecture, and platform modernization initiatives.
- Drive technology decisions that improve scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
Engineering Excellence
- Promote software engineering best practices, including DevSecOps, continuous delivery, automation, and operational excellence.
- Drive adoption of modern development frameworks, tools, and engineering processes.
- Ensure application reliability, quality, and system performance across supported platforms.
- Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and technical decision-making.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Build strong partnerships across Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and Business organizations.
- Navigate cross-team dependencies and support issue resolution throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Influence enterprise technology strategies and modernization initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and offshore delivery organizations to support successful outcomes.
Digital Platform Delivery
- Lead the delivery of advisor-facing digital capabilities and enterprise platform enhancements.
- Support integration of applications, APIs, data platforms, and external systems.
- Ensure solutions align with business objectives, advisor experience goals, security requirements, and operational standards.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, software development, or enterprise technology delivery.
- 10+ years of experience leading engineering teams, technology organizations, or large-scale technology initiatives.
- 10+ years of experience within financial services, wealth management, brokerage, banking, or another regulated industry.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing cloud-based, distributed, and enterprise-scale technology solutions.
Core Competencies
- Software Development Leadership
- Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering
- Enterprise Application & API Design
- DevSecOps & Software Delivery Practices
- Financial Services Technology Solutions
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or equivalent cloud architecture certification.
- Experience with application architecture, solution design, and technology modernization initiatives.
- Experience leading UX, digital platform, or customer-facing application development efforts.
- Experience with Agile delivery frameworks and scaled Agile practices.
- Experience with collaboration and product planning tools such as Jira, Confluence, Aha!, Miro, or Smartsheet.
Application Question(s):
- Candidate should have banking/ stock/FX/Capital market/ finance investment/ Insurance domain experience.
Experience:
- DevSecOps: 10 years (Required)
- AWS: 10 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
