Application Engineering Technical Lead - II

Vanguard • Malvern, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Technical Lead provides expert-level technical leadership and hands-on development across critical applications and platforms. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting high-quality, highly available solutions in a cloud-based environment, while partnering closely with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to deliver reliable, defect-free software into production. The Technical Lead serves as both a hands-on engineer and a technical mentor, ensuring solutions align with Vanguard’s architecture standards, security requirements, and SDLC best practices.

Requirements

• Advanced, hands-on experience developing applications using Angular, Java, and Python.
• Strong experience building and supporting solutions in an AWS cloud environment.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality, defect-free code with a focus on reliability and high availability in production environments.
• Experience working within modern SDLC practices, including code reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-based environment.
• Proven ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical partners.
• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Nice To Haves

• React or Web Component Experience
• Supporting production systems at scale in regulated or enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architecture patterns and monitoring/observability practices.
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or acting as a technical lead on project teams.
• Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on development across full-stack applications in a cloud-based AWS environment.
• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality, defect-free code that meets performance, resiliency, and availability standards for production systems.
• Lead and participate in design reviews, code reviews, testing, and release activities throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure production systems are stable, scalable, and highly available; respond to and help resolve complex production issues as needed.
• Partner with cross-functional team members (engineering, product, QA, DevOps, and architecture) to deliver solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Identify and recommend technical solutions, development approaches, and improvements aligned with enterprise standards.
• Mentor and support team members through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and best practices.
• Promote a collaborative, team-oriented culture focused on continuous improvement and delivery excellence.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree