Automation Developer, Specialist

The Vanguard Group • Malvern, PA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Automation Developer partners with business and technology teams to understand business processes, identify automation opportunities, and translate requirements into effective technical solutions. The role designs, develops, tests, deploys, and supports production automation and workflow solutions using approved enterprise technologies.

The position develops scalable, maintainable applications that align with established architecture, security, data, testing, and delivery standards. It also builds and supports integrations with enterprise platforms, shared services, APIs, and data sources; monitors application performance and operational effectiveness; troubleshoots production issues; and maintains technical documentation. The developer collaborates with business, technology, risk, and control teams and contributes to continuous improvement, technology initiatives, and special projects.

Vanguard’s hybrid working model applies to the majority of crew members. It is intended to balance flexibility with in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience developing, testing, implementing, or supporting software, automation, workflow, or related technology solutions.
• Experience with software development practices, troubleshooting, testing, and production support.
• Experience with or demonstrated ability to work with workflow or automation platforms, cloud services, programming languages, APIs, and integration technologies.
• Ability to analyze business processes and translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, developers, product owners, and other technology partners.
• Ability to work through ambiguous requirements, evaluate technical options, and make sound implementation decisions.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing enterprise automation or workflow solutions.
• Experience integrating applications with APIs, enterprise platforms, cloud services, or shared data sources.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology teams to understand business processes, identify automation opportunities, and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support production automation and workflow solutions using approved enterprise technologies.
• Develop scalable and maintainable applications aligned with established architecture, security, data, testing, and delivery standards.
• Build and support integrations with enterprise platforms, shared services, APIs, and data sources.
• Monitor application performance and operational effectiveness, troubleshoot production issues, and implement appropriate resolutions.
• Maintain technical documentation covering solution design, integrations, processes, support requirements, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with business, technology, risk, and control teams to communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and technical considerations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of automation solutions, development standards, and engineering practices.
• Participate in technology initiatives and special projects aligned with broader business and technology objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level