CTO Guide, Advisor and Auditor for SaaS platform - PHP / Laravel skills

Looking for a CTO advisor and guide to mentor and audit SaaS platform. Needs to be extremely sophisticated resource. This can be a full time of part-time role depending on your availability.

About SimplifyVMS

SimplifyVMS

is a next-generation

Vendor Management System (VMS)

and

Contingent Workforce Management Platform

designed for global enterprises and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Our multi-tenant, cloud-native SaaS platform helps organizations manage contingent labor, SOW engagements, and service procurement with agility, compliance, and intelligence.

With customers across

North America, EMEA, and APAC , SimplifyVMS is building a scalable, secure, and globally compliant platform that supports

multi-region data storage, GDPR compliance, multi-currency transactions, and localization

across multiple hierarchies and organizational levels.

We are seeking a visionary

CTO Advisor / Auditor and Guide for our Engineering team

with extensive experience in

PHP / Laravel-based SaaS architectures , global-scale system design, and hands-on leadership across

architecture, data engineering, performance, and delivery management .

Position Overview

The

CTO Advisor / Auditor and Guide of Engineering

will lead all aspects of software engineering and platform architecture for SimplifyVMS, overseeing

product development, data architecture, scalability, and technology excellence .

This executive will guide a distributed engineering team to deliver

high-performing, secure, and compliant global SaaS products , while ensuring strong collaboration with Product Management, Customer Success, and Operations.

This is both a

strategic and hands-on technical leadership role

— ideal for a leader who combines deep architectural experience with a passion for building enterprise-grade SaaS platforms that scale globally.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Strategy & Architecture

Define and own the

technical vision and roadmap

for the SimplifyVMS platform.

Architect and guide the evolution of a

PHP / Laravel-based global SaaS solution , ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability.

Lead architectural modernization efforts including

containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) , microservices adoption, and API-first design.

Oversee multi-region

data residency, GDPR compliance , and

data partitioning strategies

across EMEA, APAC, and North America.

Design and manage

multi-currency, multi-language, and localization frameworks

across organizational hierarchies and workflows.

Define

best practices for performance optimization, caching, load balancing, and distributed systems management .

2. Engineering Leadership & Delivery

Lead, mentor, and scale a

high-performing global engineering team

(developers, architects, QA, DevOps, data engineers).

Establish

engineering excellence frameworks

— coding standards, CI / CD pipelines, automated testing, and release governance.

Oversee

end-to-end delivery

of platform enhancements, ensuring on-time and high-quality releases aligned with product roadmap goals.

Implement

DevSecOps practices

ensuring security, compliance, and continuous monitoring throughout the SDLC.

Collaborate with product leadership to translate business goals into scalable and sustainable engineering solutions.

3. Data Engineering, Reporting & Analytics

Oversee

data architecture design , data flow management, and high-performance data pipelines across multi-tenant environments.

Drive development of

real-time reporting, analytics, and business intelligence capabilities

within the VMS platform.

Ensure accuracy, performance, and compliance in handling sensitive workforce, financial, and supplier data.

Implement

data retention, encryption, and anonymization policies

aligned with GDPR and regional compliance standards.

4. Global Platform Management

Manage and optimize

multi-region deployments , ensuring uptime, reliability, and performance SLAs.

Oversee

cloud infrastructure strategy

(AWS / Azure / GCP) including load balancing, redundancy, and cost optimization.

Establish standards for

disaster recovery, monitoring, and incident management .

Lead initiatives for

workflow localization

— ensuring process, currency, and language variations function seamlessly across regions and organizational hierarchies.

5. Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Leadership

Collaborate with

Product, UX, and Customer Success

teams to align technology with customer outcomes.

Partner with executive leadership on product vision, innovation strategy, and technology investment planning.

Represent Engineering in customer-facing discussions for enterprise clients and strategic partners.

Build a culture of

ownership, transparency, and continuous learning

across engineering teams.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

15+ years

of software engineering experience, with 8 + years in a senior engineering leadership or VP role .

Deep hands-on experience in

PHP, Laravel, MySQL / PostgreSQL , and modern

web application architectures .

Proven experience building and scaling

complex B2B SaaS platforms

supporting global enterprise customers.

Strong expertise in :

Microservices and containerization

(Docker, Kubernetes).

Multi-tenant architectures

with role- and hierarchy-based access.

Multi-region data storage and GDPR compliance frameworks .

Multi-currency, multi-language, and localization management.

API-first integration frameworks

with HRIS, ERP, and third-party SaaS platforms.

Strong background in

data engineering, ETL pipelines, and reporting frameworks .

Solid understanding of

cloud infrastructure (AWS) , DevOps automation, and CI / CD.

Experience with

performance engineering ,

load testing , and

high availability

systems.

Leadership & Management

Proven ability to

build, scale, and mentor large engineering teams

across multiple time zones.

Experience managing

agile delivery organizations

with rapid iteration and continuous deployment.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills — able to collaborate effectively with product, business, and client executives.

Track record of

transforming legacy systems into modern, cloud-native architectures .

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in

Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline .

Advanced degree (MBA, M.Tech) preferred but not required.

Preferred Experience

Prior experience in

HR Tech, Procurement Tech, or Workforce Management platforms .

Exposure to

AI / ML integration

for analytics and intelligent automation.

Experience with

SOC 2 / ISO 27001 compliance , and secure data handling practices.

Thought leadership in

modern PHP / Laravel architectures , open-source contributions, or technical publications.

Why Join SimplifyVMS

Lead technology innovation for a

global SaaS company

revolutionizing workforce management.

Architect and scale

a modern PHP / Laravel-based enterprise platform

serving multinational clients.

Build and mentor a world-class engineering team with cutting-edge technologies (containerization, DevSecOps, AI-driven reporting).

Competitive executive compensation, performance incentives, and leadership visibility.