• Senior Application Engineering Technical Lead

    Vanguard (Malvern, PA)


    Key Responsibilities

    + Application Monitoring & Incident Management: Implement and optimize observability practices using Splunk, CloudWatch, Honeycomb, and Datadog

    + Proactively monitor performance and triage production issues across UI (Angular), backend (Spring Boot), and AWS cloud infrastructure

    + Root Cause Analysis & Continuous Improvement: Perform deep-dive failure analysis using logs and dashboards. Collaborate with developers to deliver hotfixes and long-term stability solutions

    + Deployment & Release Engineering: Support CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Terraform. Validate releases in staging and production, ensuring rollback strategies are in place

    + Cloud Infrastructure Operations: Manage and optimize AWS services (ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFormation, IAM). Drive cost-efficiency initiatives like right-sizing and serverless adoption

    + Security & Compliance: Enforce security best practices and compliance standards. Support audits and implement controls for sensitive data

    + Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides. Lead knowledge transfer sessions and foster team learning

    Qualifications

    Strong experience in Angular (v8+), Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs

     

    Proficiency in AWS services and cloud-native operations

     

    Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform)

     

    Expertise in monitoring/logging tools: Splunk, CloudWatch, Datadog

     

    Solid understanding of microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, ECS)

     

    Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

     

    Education & Experience

     

    Minimum 5–8+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years in development

     

    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Master’s preferred

     

    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.