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# Interim Chief Technology Officer

- **Company:** INFOPAY, INC.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Ubuntu (Operating System), Software Quality, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Customer Data Management, Linux, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), JSON, Laravel, MongoDB, MySQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, PCI Data Security Standards, PHP Development, Scrum Methodology, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Yii PHP Framework, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, PHP Frameworks, Large Language Models, Firewalls (Computer Science), Git, Data Layers, Atlassian Tools, Data Analytics, Gsuite, Software Version Control, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_30fa10aa698d6ffc59cd62302fde1dfe

## About the Role

* 7+ years of in-depth, object-oriented PHP development, with hands-on expertise in both Laravel and Yii/Yii2.
 * Proven experience leading a migration from one PHP framework to another in production, plus replatforming of live, customer-facing systems at scale.
 * Expert-level technical architecture skills: system design, APIs (REST, JSON/XML), scalability and performance.
 * Experience managing a large MongoDB deployment; strong MySQL skills.
 * 5+ years leading and scaling engineering teams, including hiring engineering managers, defining performance processes, and managing contractors alongside employees.
 * Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Google Cloud, Linux/Ubuntu administration, Git and CI/CD.
 * Working knowledge of PCI DSS and SOC 2 and the security controls behind them.
 * Clear communicator who can explain technical issues to non-technical executives, partners and attorneys., * Experience with Agile/Scrum and running sprint-based teams.
 * Prior CTO or VP Engineering role at a growth-stage or data-driven company.
 * Experience with AI-assisted development, LLMs or agentic tooling in production engineering.
 * Background in high-volume consumer e-commerce, subscriptions, payments or public records/data businesses.
 * Familiarity with FCRA/DPPA or other data privacy regulations.
 * Experience managing distributed or offshore teams across time zones.

## Description

* Own technical hiring, onboarding, performance reviews and offboarding, including access provisioning and removal. Build a management layer as the team grows.
 * Know each engineer's strengths, gaps and output; set clear expectations and run regular 1:1s and targeted coaching.
 * Set team goals and OKRs, track delivery and productivity metrics, balance workloads to capacity, and clear blockers quickly.
 * Partner with the CEO, COO and business leaders; translate technical tradeoffs into cost, revenue and timeline terms.
 * Explain products, data and algorithms in plain language to executives, partners, attorneys and customers.
 * Report to the CEO on system health, incidents and their resolution, and technical risk., * Own the technical architecture and roadmap across our core platform (V5), checkout service, consumer sites, APIs, teasers and CMS.
 * Lead framework modernization, including planning and executing migrations between PHP frameworks (Yii and Laravel) and migrations of live customer data and services such as authentication and checkout, without disrupting revenue.
 * Oversee our data layer, including a large-scale MongoDB environment alongside MySQL: performance, scaling, integrity and cost.
 * Evaluate new technologies, data vendors and contracts for value, cost and fit, and find savings in infrastructure and third-party services.
 * Drive adoption of AI-assisted development and automation where it improves speed and quality.
 * Set standards for code quality, documentation, version control (Git), CI/CD and technical task and epic creation.

Security, Compliance & Operations

 * Maintain PCI DSS compliance and SOC 2, and own audit readiness.
 * Manage all servers, environments and administrators, including cloud systems (AWS, Google Cloud, Google Workspace, Atlassian).
 * Own security infrastructure: firewalls, VPNs, vulnerability scanning, endpoint security and alerting.
 * Ensure uptime and reliability of revenue-critical systems; lead incident response and post-incident fixes.
 * Enforce technical and security standards across all personnel, not only engineering.