Application Engineer - III

Vanguard•Malvern, PA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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. Vanguard, one of the world's largest investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests. This website uses "cookies" to distinguish you from other users. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers placed on your computer or device. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site and services. The cookies are stored locally on your computer or mobile device. To accept cookies you can continue browsing as normal. Or you can go to our Privacy Policy to read more information and learn how to change your preferences.

Requirements

Must-have skills: Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Node JS, AWS, CloudFormation, ECS, Fargate, DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, IAM, SQL queries, GitHub, Bitbucket, Bamboo, CI/CD, TDD/BDD, Splunk, Honeycomb, Python.
Knowledge of Agile, Confluence, JIRA; aptitude for continuous process improvement for process flows/workflows.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
Minimum of five years’ related work experience, with at least one year of development experience.
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

Adobe Experience Manager, AWS Cloud background.
AWS Cloud Practitioner certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides senior level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases.
Integrates third party products.
Translates technical specifications into code for complex new or enhancement projects for internal clients.
Writes programs, develops code, tests artifacts, and produces reports.
Employs software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that supports automation.
Elevates code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule.
Provides follow-up production support.
Submits change control requests and documents.
Thoroughly understands software development methodology.
Thoroughly understands development architecture standards.
Trains and mentors’ staff with less experience.
Resolve elevated issues.
Participates in design, code, and test inspections throughout the life cycle to identify issues.
Explains technical considerations at related meetings, including those with internal clients.
Performs systems analysis activities.
Thoroughly understands client’s business functions and technology needs.
Has a broad understanding of Vanguard’s technologies, tools, and applications, including those that interface with business area and systems.
Interfaces with cross functional team members and communicates systems issues at the appropriate technical level for each audience.
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.