Technical Lead, Application Engineering

Responsibilities:

• Provides advanced level IT technical lead services and direction for software, middleware, or hardware projects on a single platform. 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 conducts testing.
• Identifies potential solutions and may approve solutions proposed by team members. Resolves complex issues uncovered by testers and internal clients.
• Communicates with key stakeholders on project issues and implications. Evaluates the impacts of change requests on technologies.
• Maintains current knowledge of IT development methodology, architecture design, and technical standards. Mentors IT staff with less experience and identifies training needs.
• 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.
• May participate in design, code, and test inspections throughout product life cycle to contribute technical expertise and to identify issues. 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:

• Minimum of five years related work experience, with at least two years of development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term 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 in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.