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Cloud Software Engineering Director Financials

Paul May Associates
Madison, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 3/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2025

Job Title : Cloud Software Engineering Director Financials

Location : Madison, Wisconsin (Hybrid) Hybrid : if live Madison 3-days week, over 50-mile radius - 2 days a week and in Chicago area in office in Madison - 1 day a week

Position Type : Direct Hire

Compensation Information - The expected salary range for this position is $180000 -220000K per year, depending on experience and qualifications plus bonus. This role also qualifies for comprehensive benefits such as health insurance, bonus potential, 401(k), and paid time off. committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.

Overview

The Cloud Software Engineering Director is responsible for leading and growing the Cloud Software Engineering team while driving the development of cloud-based services primarily targeting Azure / AWS. The manager will focus on providing cloud native solutions to meet the portfolio management needs of front office. This role combines technical expertise, leadership, and strategic vision, ensuring alignment with organization goals while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence.

What You Bring to the Role. (Ideal Experience)

  • 10 years of software development experience, with 5 years in a leadership or management role.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field strongly preferred.
  • Understanding of financial markets and familiarity with various asset classes like Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives.
  • Proven ability to lead and inspire in an agile / scrum environment.
  • Strong aptitude for mentoring engineers, fostering professional growth, and managing performance.
  • Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) and distributed computing principles.
  • Deep understanding of developing highly available cloud-based platforms.
  • Strong aptitude for highly efficient data structures and algorithms.
  • Excellent communication and ability to collaborate well with both technical and non-technical users.
  • 5 years working in the Financial Asset Management Industry

This is a Director-level role, but we expect our leaders to be highly technical. As such, the following hands-on experience is required to effectively lead and drive our technical initiatives.

7 years of hands-on experience is required for the following :

  • Developing scalable solutions using object-oriented programming like Python, Java, C , or C#
  • Building JavaScript web applications with a strong preference for React.Js, or related JavaScript framework such as jQuery, Knockout.js, Angular.js
  • 6 years of hands-on experience is required for the following :

  • Querying and designing structured databases on platforms like Snowflake, SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL
  • Developing and deploying cloud solutions on AWS / Azure / GCP
  • Developing distributed systems on AWS / Azure / GCP
  • Using build tools like GitLab
  • Implementing and operating container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, Nomad, Elastic Container Service (ECS)
  • Developing containerized applications o Working directly with end-users to develop requirements, manage backlogs, and conducting work in a sprint / scrum environment
  • Shaping business needs leveraging best in class cloud-based technology stack
  • 5 years of hands-on experience is required for the following :

  • Designing and querying NoSQL database engines using technologies like Redis, DynamoDB, Cassandra, or MongoDB
  • Building and supporting API gateways including security entitlements and event-based systems leveraging tools like Kafka, AWS SNS, AWS EventBridge, Azure EventGrid
  • Implementing Infrastructure-as-Code with a strong preference for Terraform
  • Integrating logging and monitoring of cloud based tools such as CloudWatch to tools such as Datadog, Splunk or the ELK stack
  • What You'll Do. (Skills Used in this Position)

  • Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing team of cloud software engineers.
  • Establish clear goals, provide feedback, and support career development of team members.
  • Foster a collaborative and innovative environment that encourages continuous improvement.
  • Define the technical roadmap for cloud-native solutions in alignment with organizational objectives.
  • Oversee the design and development of cloud-native (AWS / Azure) microservices and applications, prioritizing correctness, security, accessibility, and performance.
  • Guide the integration of distributed systems, containerized applications, and services on Azure / AWS.
  • Provide architectural guidance, develop reference architectures and participate in enterprise architecture reviews.
  • Research emerging technologies and recommend enhancements to existing technology stack.
  • Champion best practices in software development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Ensure robust CI / CD pipelines utilizing GitLab.
  • Lead incident response efforts, focusing on root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including architecture diagrams, run books, and deployment guides.
  • Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and end-users to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams integrating new data sources, APIs, and services.
  • Serve as a technical liaison, communicating complex ideas effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Oversee support for services with respect to data quality as well as performance to all consuming applications and users.
  • Conduct code reviews of other developers and participate in git merge / pull reviews.
  • Apply best in class engineering principles, optimized algorithms, and data structure techniques.
  • Integrate with other services in the ecosystem or public API's and databases.
  • Recommend flexible solutions to complex business problems using cloud technology best practices.
  • Oversee API platform and front-end web-based development.
  • Pursuant to our Hybrid Remote Work Policy, all staff have the flexibility to work remotely, but are required to have a weekly presence in our offices, the frequency of which is dependent on their distance from office. Staff are not required to reside locally; however, we offer relocation reimbursement to the Dane County area per our policy.

    If applying for this role - Please take each key point and provide number of years experience and what you would rate yourself, 1 thru 10 (10 being expert) for each key point. Send your resume and notes on the role to expediate our recruiting services.

    Salary : $180,000 - $220,000

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