Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a team that is building a program that with enable technologies that safeguard Vanguard's client data, then continue reading. This position is for a Data Engineering Lead in the Data Defense Office (DDO) on the Data De-Identification Team. The ideal candidate has a strong background in Data Engineering, is a seasoned developer, or technical lead with deep insight into AWS services, a background in Data Governance and Privacy, and has experience working with various systems and teams across the Enterprise.
In this role you will be responsible for leading the transformation of our architecture and implementing design enhancements related to a systematic process that will deliver key capabilities for the Data Management Program in CDAO (Chief Data & Analytics Office). This will also require the ability to coach a team of developers tasked with the delivery of these new capabilities and partner closely with the Product Manager and Scrum Lead to ensure prioritization and alignment of work towards OKRs.
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Core responsibilities for this role include guiding partner teams on technology implementation aligned with the DDO roadmap. This is a hands-on role where you pro-actively identify, manage, and mitigate technical risks, ensure technology solutions support business needs and stay in sync with architecture principles.
Responsibilities:
- Provide expert level IT technical lead services and direction for critical software, middleware, or hardware projects on multiple platforms. Provide technical expertise and complete complex development, design, implementation, architecture design specification, and maintenance activities.
- Ensure the viability of IT deliverables. Recommend development options and approve the team's technical deliverables. Conduct testing, including functionality, technical limitations, and security.
- Identify potential solutions and approve technical solutions proposed by team members. Elevate complex technical issues to IT experts. Resolve technical problems discovered by testers and internal clients. Respond to and resolve technical issues in a timely manner. Research issues and perform root cause analysis. Anticipate technology problems and prevent them.
- Communicate with key stakeholders on project issues and implications. Evaluate the impacts of change requests on technologies and effectively persuade and influence others on ideas.
- Maintain a current and working knowledge of IT development methodology, architecture design, and technical standards. Mentor IT staff and identify training needs. As new standards are instituted, ensure their usage by team members.
- Review and approve documentation and diagrams created by IT team members. Write documentation, including technical standards and processes.
- Identify opportunities for continuous quality improvement of technical standards, methodologies, and technologies.
- Participate in design, code, and test inspections throughout product life cycle to identify issues. Participate as a technical consultant at other project meetings. Present technical status and issues at milestone reviews.
- Thoroughly understand and comply with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures, and verify that deliverables meet requirements.
- Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- 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.
- Full-stack and AWS experience (S3, Redshift, Athena, SageMaker)
- GitHub, CI/CD coding platforms
- Servant leadership
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.