Vanguard is seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Front-End Development Tech Lead to drive innovation and lead a talented and high performing team of developers as they continue to expand their capabilities. In this role, you will partner closely with designers, back-end engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver seamless and impactful web experiences. As a technical leader, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, developing, testing, and troubleshooting cutting-edge, data-driven web applications and sites using modern front-end technologies such as Web Components. You'll also mentor junior developers, fostering their growth and ensuring the adoption of the latest tools and techniques to elevate team performance.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about collaborating across disciplines, inspiring innovation, and driving technical excellence while keeping a pulse on emerging trends.
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Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and support to a team of front-end developers, ensuring technical excellence and promoting best practices in front-end development.
- Collaboration: Work closely with designers, back-end engineers, and stakeholders to create cohesive and intuitive user experiences, bridging the gap between design and technical implementation.
- Development: Build and maintain FASTs design system components in Vue.js and Web Components. Build and maintain our AEM template and component library.
- Problem-Solving: Troubleshoot and debug advanced web applications to ensure performance, usability, and reliability.
- Code Quality: Ensure high-quality code by adhering to web standards, optimizing for cross-browser compatibility, and leveraging tools like Node.js and related frameworks.
- Mentorship: Coach and mentor junior developers, helping them refine their skills and stay aligned with industry trends.
- Innovation: Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and development methodologies, inspiring the team to explore and adopt new approaches.
- Customer-Centric: Develop a deep understanding of Vanguard's systems, customers, and business goals, using this knowledge to deliver impactful solutions.
- Feature Development: Design and implement new user-facing features to enhance the overall web experience.
- Communication: Effectively communicate complex ideas, both verbally and in writing, in a diverse and collaborative team environment.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of front-end development experience.
- A natural inclination for teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, including digital marketers, designers, and information architects.
- Leadership experience with a hands-on approach to guiding and inspiring a team.
- A solid background in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles.
- 2+ years of experience working in an agency environment or other fast-paced, collaborative settings.
- Familiarity with Vue.js and AEM (Adobe Experience Manager), including future versions.
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.