Application Engineering Technical Lead - II

Join our dynamic full stack team as we embark on exciting modernization journeys transforming the landscape for Plan Sponsors. Were at the forefront of innovation developing greenfield applications with cuttingedge technologies and automated processes. Our mission is to provide stakeholders with unparalleled transparency and deliver exceptional business value to our clients.

As a technical lead you will provide expertlevel IT services guiding the direction evaluation selection configuration implementation and integration of both new and existing technologies and tools. Your leadership will be pivotal in driving innovation and ensuring seamless integration making a significant impact on our technological landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Provides expert level IT technical lead services and direction for critical software middleware or hardware projects on multiple platforms. Provides technical expertise and completes complex development design implementation architecture design specification and maintenance activities.

• Ensures the viability of IT deliverables. Recommends development options and approves the teams technical deliverables. Conducts testing including functionality technical limitations and security.

• Identifies potential solutions and approves technical solutions proposed by team members. Elevates complex technical issues to IT experts. Resolves technical problems discovered by testers and internal clients. . Responds to and resolves technical issues in a timely manner. Researches issues and performs root cause analysis. Anticipates technology problems and prevents them.

• Communicates with key stakeholders on project issues and implications. Evaluates the impacts of change requests on technologies and effectively persuades and influences others on ideas.

• Maintains a current and working knowledge of IT development methodology architecture design and technical standards. Mentors IT staff and identifies training needs. As new standards are instituted ensures their usage by team members.

• Reviews and approves documentation and diagrams created by IT team members. Writes documentation including technical standards and processes.

• Identifies opportunities for continuous quality improvement of technical standards methodologies and technologies.

• Participates in design code and test inspections throughout product life cycle to identify issues. Participates as a technical consultant at other project meetings. Presents technical status and issues at milestone reviews.

• Thoroughly understands and complies with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures and verifies that deliverables meet requirements.

• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• FullStack development experience required.

• AWS development experience required.

• Architectural design and fundamentals.

• Minimum of eight years related work experience with at least three years of development experience.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Additional nice to haves:

• AWS certifications

• Prior Institutional system knowledge preferred.

• Prior experience working with third party vendors.

• Experience modernizing UI and data applications.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

About Vanguard

At Vanguard we dont just have a missionwere on a mission.

To work for the longterm financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling inperson learning collaboration and connection. We believe our missiondriven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support longterm client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.