Infrastructure Engineering Team Lead

Porch Group is a leading vertical software and insurance platform positioned to be the best partner to help homebuyers move, maintain, and fully protect their homes. We offer differentiated products and services, with homeowners insurance at the center of this relationship. As a leader in the home services software-as-a-service (SaaS) space, we’ve built deep relationships with approximately 30 thousand companies key to the home-buying transaction, such as home inspectors, mortgage companies, and title companies. In 2020, Porch Group rang the Nasdaq bell and began trading under the ticker symbol PRCH.

About the role

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.

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.

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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure Landing Zones and multi-subscription governance.
• Cloud-native architecture; advanced DevOps.
• Azure SIEM/security tooling.
• Experience with large-scale financial transaction platforms.

Pay

Pay Range: $168,800 - $236,300. Actual pay will reflect factors such as work experience, skillsets, job-related knowledge, alignment with market and Porch employees, and geographic location. Additionally, you will be eligible to receive long-term incentive awards, subject to program guidelines and approvals.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage including three Medical plan options, two Dental plan options, and a Vision plan.
• Voluntary Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Accident plans.
• Pre-tax savings options including a partially employer-funded Health Savings Account and employee Flexible Savings Accounts (healthcare, dependent care, transportation).
• 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.
• Employer-paid wellbeing program (Supportlinc) providing on-demand guided meditation, mindfulness exercises, mental health coaching, clinical care, and confidential resources including will preparation.
• Free LifeBalance resource for year-round discounts on gym memberships, travel, appliances, movies, pet insurance, and more.
• Flexible paid vacation, company-paid holidays (typically nine per year), paid sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Identity theft program, travel assistance, and fitness/other discounts programs.