Chief Technology Officer

Northwoods Consulting Partners is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to lead its engineering organization. This strategic role involves driving standardization, setting quality benchmarks, and modernizing the technology stack, which includes cloud-native SaaS platforms like Traverse and on-premise document management systems like Compass. The CTO will define engineering strategy, ensure architectural governance, and implement continuous improvements in AWS operations, security, and compliance, while aligning products with U.S. state Health and Human Services regulations.

Must Have

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in senior engineering leadership roles
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, particularly the AWS ecosystem
• Proven technical depth in Ruby on Rails, React/TypeScript, and modern CI/CD
• Experience managing, maintaining, and modernizing C# / .NET Framework applications
• Prior experience with security compliance (SOC 2, HIPAA) and implementing preventative security controls
• Demonstrated ability to drive cultural change and adopt new technologies (e.g., Generative AI)
• Define a unifying engineering strategy and roadmap
• Establish clear architectural governance
• Lead the adoption and institutionalization of a GenAI-assisted approach
• Formalize Product and Engineering organizational structure
• Implement continuous improvement in AWS operations, monitoring, services and cost profiles
• Implement continuous improvement in the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Oversee incident response, vulnerability management, and security posture
• Lead Business Continuity (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DRP) readiness efforts
• Align Northwoods products with state HHS regulations and case management needs
• Lead interoperability efforts with systems like SACWIS, CCWIS, Medicaid, and SNAP/TANF

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives
• Opportunity to work with a passionate and talented team on cutting-edge technologies
• Continuous learning and career development opportunities

Banyan Software provides the best permanent home for successful enterprise software companies, their employees, and customers. We are on a mission to acquire, build and grow great enterprise software businesses all over the world that have dominant positions in niche vertical markets. In recent years, Banyan was named the #1 fastest-growing private software company in the US on the Inc. 5000 and amongst the top 10 fastest-growing companies by the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Founded in 2016 with a permanent capital base setup to preserve the legacy of founders, Banyan focuses on a buy and hold for life strategy for growing software companies that serve specialized vertical markets.

Chief Technology Officer

Northwoods Consulting Partners (A Banyan Software Company)

About Banyan Software

Banyan Software provides the best permanent home for successful enterprise software companies, their employees, and customers. We are on a mission to acquire, build, and grow great enterprise software businesses all over the world that have dominant positions in niche vertical markets. Banyan focuses on a buy-and-hold-for-life strategy for growing software companies that serve specialized vertical markets.

About Northwoods

Founded in 2003, Northwoods Consulting Partners is a stable, domain-specialized vertical software provider serving state and local Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies across the United States. The company’s mission is to enable caseworkers to focus on More Peoplework. Less Paperwork.

The product suite is anchored by:

• Traverse: A cloud-native SaaS platform designed for casework, field visits, and documentation.
• Compass: An industry leading on-premise document management system.

The Opportunity

Northwoods is looking for a newly established CTO role. The successful candidate will act as the senior Engineering leader to drive standardization, set quality benchmarks, and build a more durable Engineering organization. The candidate will lead the consolidation and modernization of a bifurcated technology stack, while maintaining excellence in security, operations and modern software development practices.

Key Responsibilities and Strategic Priorities;

The CTO will serve as a strategic technology leader and visionary for Northwoods, driving the engineering organization’s architecture, product roadmap, and operational excellence. This role requires deep technical leadership across various domains including AWS cloud infrastructure, Ruby and React-based SaaS development, and the application of emerging AI technologies — coupled with an understanding of the complex data and compliance requirements of U.S. state Health and Human Services systems. The CTO will be responsible for defining and executing a multi-year strategy focused on:

Strategy and Architectural Leadership

• Define a unifying engineering strategy and roadmap for managing the success of customers leveraging Compass and Traverse while designing our next-generation offerings.
• Establish clear architectural governance and set consistent technical direction across the entire product portfolio.

Technology Modernization and Remediation

• Evaluate and support the initiative to standardize CI/CD practices across all active projects.
• Lead the adoption and institutionalization of a GenAI-assisted approach to increase engineering throughput.
• Continue to enhance the use of GenAI inside the product to benefit customers and the next generation of innovation.

Organizational Development and Efficiency

• Formalize the Product and Engineering organizational structure, providing necessary specialization and clear leadership while innovating skills and roles.
• Implement continuous improvement in AWS operations, monitoring, services and cost profiles.

Security and Compliance

• Implement continuous improvement in the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC) while supporting compliance and industry standard practices.
• Oversee incident response, vulnerability management, and security posture.
• Lead Business Continuity (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DRP) readiness efforts.

Health and Human Services Expertise

• Align Northwoods products with state HHS regulations and case management needs.
• Lead interoperability efforts with systems like SACWIS, CCWIS, Medicaid, and SNAP/TANF.
• Maintain awareness of federal and state technology frameworks (ACF, CMS, NIEM, NC Child Welfare Data Framework).

Required Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in senior engineering leadership roles (e.g., VP of Engineering, CTO, or similar).
• Deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, particularly the AWS ecosystem (EKS, EC2, Lambda, PostgreSQL, S3) .
• Proven technical depth in the current modern stack: Ruby on Rails, React/TypeScript, and modern CI/CD.
• Experience in managing, maintaining, and modernizing C# / .NET Framework applications and complex installer/deployment tooling (MSI, WiX).
• Prior experience with security compliance (SOC 2, HIPAA) and implementing preventative security controls (SAST, SCA).
• Demonstrated ability to drive cultural change, adopt new technologies (e.g. Generative AI).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Opportunity to work with a passionate and talented team on cutting-edge technologies.
• Continuous learning and career development opportunities.

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