Senior Vice President, Software Development

Aqua Finance, Inc.•Bartlett, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The SVP of Development is a senior technology leader accountable for driving the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of the organization’s application development, solution design, quality assurance, and configuration management functions. This role oversees engineering teams responsible for building and maintaining enterprise-grade solutions using .NET, Go (goLang), and modern cloud architectures on an Azure platform. The ideal candidate is a hands-on executive with the ability to operate in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment, scaling engineering capabilities, maturing delivery processes, and improving the accuracy and predictability of future development estimates and outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or commensurate work experience required
12 years of progressive leadership experience in software engineering or application development within consumer lending, financial services, or fintech environments required
7 years of people management experience required
3 year of experience in the financial services industry required
Experience managing teams in the Microsoft development language environments
Sound working knowledge of the software development lifecycle and prioritization of work within an Agile environment
Attention to detail and accuracy required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
Proficient in the utilization of Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to thrive in a fast paced work environment

Nice To Haves

Management of Golang, Python, and other languages is preferred

Responsibilities

Define and execute engineering and application development strategy aligned with corporate goals and code reuse.
Develop and maintain a long-term technology roadmap supporting scalable, secure microservices architecture.
Foster a high-performance engineering culture focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams delivering solutions primarily in .NET and Go.
Oversee architecture, solution design, and technical standards to ensure business alignment and technical excellence.
Own end-to-end QA strategy, including test automation, performance testing, integration testing, and release readiness.
Drive DevOps maturity, automation, configuration management, and deployment reliability.
Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering, architecture, and QA talent while building scalable team structures and career paths.
Improve organizational capability in planning, estimation, and cross-functional collaboration.
Establish engineering KPIs, operational frameworks, and Agile best practices to improve delivery predictability.
Drive structured postmortems and continuous improvement programs.
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Security, Infrastructure, and Business leaders; communicate risks and trade-offs to executives.
Ensure technology governance, security, compliance, technical debt management, and enterprise risk mitigation.