Infrastructure Engineering Team Lead
About The Position
The future is bright for the Porch Group, and we’d love for you to be a part of it as our Infrastructure Engineering Lead. Rynoh — a business unit of Porch — is a rapidly growing cloud‑based FinTech software company dedicated to innovation, security, and excellence in the financial risk management ecosystem. Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering, this position is a highly driven, execution‑focused POD leadership role with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Platform Engineering, DevOps, and regulatory compliance in the financial services sector. You will design, build, and operate secure, scalable, compliant cloud platforms aligned with SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022. This role balances hands‑on architecture and engineering with people leadership and delivery accountability, operating within SAFe Agile. You will directly lead a POD consisting of DevOps, Compliance, and Release Management roles while remaining deeply engaged in platform design, reliability engineering, security execution, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- 10+ years in Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, or DevOps with increasing leadership responsibility.
- Hands‑on experience building and operating Azure platforms in regulated financial environments.
- Strong CI/CD, IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM), automation, and reliability engineering experience.
- Demonstrated ownership of SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022 operational controls.
- Understanding of SAFe Agile and scaled delivery environments.
- Experience administering Microsoft Entra ID and Office 365 in secure enterprises.
- Demonstrated POD/team leadership including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
- Strong technical judgment and ability to guide architecture and operational decisions.
- Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to thrive in dynamic, fast‑changing environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience supporting large‑scale, high‑availability, transactional systems.
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
Nice To Haves
- Azure Landing Zones and multi‑subscription governance
- Cloud‑native architecture; advanced DevOps
- Azure SIEM/security tooling
- Experience with large‑scale financial transaction platforms
Responsibilities
- Provide hands‑on leadership for Azure‑based infrastructure, platform engineering, and DevOps capabilities supporting mission‑critical financial systems.
- Architect, build, and operate secure, scalable, highly available Microsoft Azure environments for regulated workloads.
- Lead Platform Engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines, IaC, automation, observability, and SRE.
- Own operational execution for SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022 (evidence, remediation, audit readiness, continual improvement).
- Embed security and compliance controls into SAFe Agile delivery, PI planning, and release execution.
- Participate in architectural reviews and technical design decisions to ensure high‑quality outcomes.
- Lead Microsoft Entra ID & Office 365 administration including identity governance, access controls, licensing, and security configuration.
- Produce reporting on infrastructure, security, and O365 expenses, trends, and cost‑optimization opportunities.
- Evaluate infrastructure, security, and SaaS usage to drive measurable cost reduction.
- Lead all POD people‑management responsibilities (hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, corrective action).
- Manage Release Management to ensure controlled, auditable, compliant deployments.
- Audit, maintain, and reconcile software/hardware inventory, licensing, subscriptions, and associated costs, identifying discrepancies and inefficiencies.
- Partner with Product, Security, Compliance, Audit, and IT Operations teams.
- Identify operational, security, and delivery risks and remove blockers to ensure predictability.
- Maintain visibility into platform health, delivery metrics, security posture, and compliance status.
- Participate hands‑on in internal and external audits (ISO, SOX) including evidence prep, control validation, auditor Q&A, and remediation using tools like AuditBoard.
Benefits
- Comprehensive coverage for your health, life, and financial wellbeing.
- Three (3) Medical plan options.
- Two (2) Dental plan options.
- A Vision plan.
- Voluntary Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident plans.
- Pre-tax savings options including a partially employer funded Health Savings Account.
- Employee Flexible Savings Accounts including healthcare, dependent care, and transportation savings options.
- Company paid Basic Life and AD&D.
- Short and Long-Term Disability benefits.
- Voluntary Life and AD&D plans.
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with a discretionary employer match.
- Wellbeing program (Supportlinc) providing access to on demand guided meditation and mindfulness exercises, mental health coaching, clinical care and online access to confidential resources including will preparation.
- Discount resource (LifeBalance) for year-round discounts on gym memberships, travel, appliances, movies, pet insurance and more.
- Flexible paid vacation.
- Company-paid holidays of typically nine per year.
- Paid sick time.
- Paid parental leave.
- Identity theft program.
- Travel assistance.
- Fitness and other discounts programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
