Application Engineering Technical Lead - II

The Vanguard Group • Malvern, PA

143d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Application Engineering Technical Lead - II provides expert level IT technical lead services and direction for critical software, middleware, or hardware projects on multiple platforms. This role involves providing technical expertise and completing complex development, design, implementation, architecture design specification, and maintenance activities. The Technical Lead ensures the viability of IT deliverables, recommends development options, and approves the team's technical deliverables. Responsibilities include conducting testing, identifying potential solutions, resolving technical problems, and communicating with key stakeholders on project issues. The role also requires maintaining a current knowledge of IT development methodology, mentoring IT staff, and participating in design, code, and test inspections throughout the product life cycle. The Technical Lead must comply with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures, and participate in special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Full-Stack 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.

Nice To Haves

• AWS certifications.
• Prior experience working with third party vendors.
• Experience modernizing UI and data applications.

Responsibilities

• Provides expert level IT technical lead services and direction for critical software, middleware, or hardware projects on multiple platforms.
• Completes complex development, design, implementation, architecture design specification, and maintenance activities.
• Ensures the viability of IT deliverables.
• Recommends development options and approves the team's 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.
• 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree