Application Engineering Technical Lead - I

If you're energized by building technology that protects Vanguard's most sensitive data—and ready to bring technical direction and leadership to that mission—this role should be on your radar. We're hiring an Application Engineering Technical Lead - I for the Data & AI Defense Office , joining the Data De-Identification Team .

In this role, you'll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership—setting direction, mentoring engineers, and driving architecture and design decisions across the applications and capabilities that power enterprise data protection. You'll work directly with strategic vendor technologies (currently SecuPi and Tonic Textual), guide solutions for AI and privacy use cases, and help lead the shift toward self-service, platform-native de-identification by contributing to future state Enterprise Data Platform.

What makes this opportunity exciting?

- Build real, enterprise-scale impact: Set the technical direction for tools and capabilities that thousands of crew and systems rely on to safely innovate with data.

- Lead with modern, evolving technologies: Engage directly with strategic vendor platforms and guide integration decisions that advance Vanguard's ability to protect data used in AI, analytics, and engineering.

- Shape future-state engineering and strategy: Help blaze the path toward AI-driven, self-service de-identification—including de-identification upon ingestion and expansion into new markets—designing and directing the foundations of what comes next.

- Technical leadership and mentorship: Built for a self-starter who solves complex problems, mentors and elevates engineers around them, navigates ambiguity with confidence, and delivers high-quality engineering outcomes.

- Collaboration and influence across the enterprise: Work side-by-side with architects, product owners, engineers, data scientists, and vendor teams—translating business requirements into technical solutions and influencing decisions across teams. Our customers and the problems they solve come from every corner of the business as well as across IT.

If you're a builder and a leader at heart—curious, motivated, and eager to set technical direction that makes a meaningful impact—this is your opportunity to help redefine how Vanguard protects data in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Required Technical Qualifications

- Strong AWS and data engineering experience, with the ability to design scalable cloud-native solutions.

- Proven technical leadership and operational execution. Someone who can drive initiatives to completion while mentoring and guiding developers.

- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, especially when navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder environments.

- Ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions and influence decisions across teams.

- Experience driving automation, self-service capabilities, and process simplification rather than relying on manual operational work.

- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to identify gaps, propose solutions, and lead execution.

Preferred Qualifications:

- AI/LLM experience

- Data quality and governance expertise

- Databricks and modern data platform experience

- Vendor management experience to help close platform gaps and influence product direction

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.