Vice President of Software Engineering (Remote)

Experian • Village of Highland Falls, NY

68d

About The Position

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer of Experian Health, the Vice President of Software Engineering is an important executive role to lead our engineering strategy and operations, with a focus on AWS-driven innovation in the healthcare sector experienced with cloud transformation and driving excellence at scale.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive professional experience in software engineering.
• 7+ years in a senior leadership capacity managing large, diverse engineering teams.
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience architecting, migrating, and managing large-scale, database-intensive applications on AWS.
• Deep familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, Aurora, Lambda, S3, Fargate, EKS, CloudFormation, and IAM.
• Substantial experience migrating applications and databases from traditional data centers to AWS, including planning, execution, and optimization phases.
• Experience migrating legacy Microsoft solutions to modern AWS solutions.
• Experience with healthcare data, compliance requirements, and security best practices.
• Background in building, mentoring, and retaining engineering teams.
• Promote transformation and foster a culture of accountability and progression.
• Convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences and senior partners.
• Knowledge and hands-on experience with legacy Microsoft technologies, including SQL Server, .NET, MSMQ.
• Advanced AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer, Database – Specialty).
• AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification is required.
• Background in Agile software development methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Experience with data privacy and security frameworks such as HITRUST, SOC2, and NIST.
• Experience developing and implementing AI models, optimizing algorithms, and deploying AI solutions to solve real-world problems.
• Demonstrated expertise with AI frameworks, application to software development, and applying agentic AI to solve real-world problems.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Bring hands-on expertise in AWS, migrating complex, data-intensive applications from on-premises data centers to AWS.
• Work with Product Management to align engineering projects with product vision, ensure seamless delivery of features, and translate requirements into scalable, high-quality technical solutions.
• Develop and execute the software engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the broader vision.
• Manage a large, diverse engineering organization, promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, and learning.
• Lead large-scale migration of database-heavy applications from on-premises infrastructure to AWS, ensuring minimal disruption, maximum scalability, and optimized performance.
• Promote best practices in architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Advocate for using AWS services to accelerate time-to-market and increase business readiness.
• Ensure products meet rigorous quality standards and comply with healthcare industry regulations, including HIPAA and other relevant standards.
• Collaborate with Product, Security, Compliance, Data Science, and other teams.
• Communicate with executive leadership, board, and external partners.
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies and trends in cloud computing and healthcare technology.
• Foster an environment that encourages experimentation and the use of modern engineering solutions.

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree