Application Engineering Technical Lead - II

The Institutional FullService Transformation program is a significant multiyear multimilliondollar initiative focused on modernizing the experience for our participants and plan sponsors. As part of this effort we are assembling fullstack teams to transition our applications to a cloudbased platform. In line with our commitment to excellence we are now looking for dedicated Technical Leads to join our team. This role will play a crucial part in ensuring the development of topnotch applications that consistently meet the needs and expectations of our clients.

Our Tech leads provide expert level IT technical lead services including the direction evaluation selection configuration implementation and integration of new and existing technologies and tools.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and completes complex development design implementation architecture design specification and maintenance activities.

• Ensure the viability of IT deliverables recommending development options and approving the teams technical deliverables as well as conduct testing including functionality technical limitations and security.

• Identify potential solutions and approve technical solutions proposed by team members elevating complex technical issues to IT experts. Respond to and resolve technical issues in a timely manner researching issues and performing root cause analysis as well as anticipate technology problems and prevent them.

• Communicate with key stakeholders on project issues and implications. Evaluate the impacts of change requests on technologies and effectively persuades and influence others on ideas.

• Maintain a current and solid understanding of IT development methodology architecture design and technical standards. Mentor IT staff and identify training needs. As new standards are instituted ensure their usage by team members.

• Review and approve documentation and diagrams created by IT team members. Write documentation including technical standards and processes.

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

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

Qualifications:

• Experience as a technical leader with endtoend development (UI services testing and monitoring).

• AWS Cloud Experience.

• Experience with the following: Java Angular ControlM IBM MQ SQS DB2 Purescale.

• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Confluence Jira).

• A growth mindset with the ability to try new things and a desire to modernize current technology.

• Minimum of eight years related work experience with at least three years of proven experience in full stack development.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice to haves:

• AWS certifications.

• Prior experience working with third party vendors.

• Experience modernizing UI and data applications.

• FullService experience.

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.