Full Stack Technical Lead, Wealth Management

Position Overview

The Wealth Management business line at Vanguard is dedicated to revolutionizing the industry, serving as a trusted partner to profitable clients and their families, and ensuring their long-term financial well-being. Our Wealth Management offer is designed to address the complex wealth management and estate planning needs of these clients, enabling them to leave a legacy that aligns with their purpose.

As a Full Stack Technical Lead within the Personal Investor sub-division, you will lead a team in delivering solutions that drive desired business outcomes. This role focuses on building APIs and micro-frontends as part of the Wealth Management initiative.

Responsibilities

• Work on a Product Ownership team alongside the Personal Advisor Wealth Management business, senior architect, and other senior technical leaders.
• Provide senior-level expertise for developing web applications.
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Utilize Continuous Delivery pipelines and AWS technologies.
• Develop automated tests for functional, performance, and security testing using Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology.
• Provide thought leadership at both the team and program levels.
• Communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Provide oversight and mentoring to the IT team.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 5+ years of technical experience.
• Demonstrated experience as a leader on an IT team.

Ideal Technical Background

• Languages: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, Python
• Frontend Frameworks: Angular
• Methodologies: TDD, OOP/OOD, Functional Programming, Design Patterns, Lean, Agile (Scrum, Kanban)
• Architecture: REST (Microservices), API Economy, Micro Frontends
• Cloud: AWS (preferred)
• Backend Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Jersey/REST
• Testing: JUnit, TDD using Cucumber, PyTest, Mock Frameworks (Mockito)
• Proficiency with DevOps concepts, tools, and continuous delivery pipelines (e.g., Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jira, Sonar).
• Knowledge of Java-based application development.
• Willingness and enthusiasm for learning and experimenting with new technologies, tools, and processes.
• Strong, demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Broad knowledge of the financial services industry.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Special Factors

• Sponsorship: Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

Vanguard is on a mission to work for the long-term financial well-being of our clients and to lead through product and services that transform their lives. We are committed to learning and developing our skills as individuals and as a team. Our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best, from Malvern to Melbourne.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members. This model is designed to offer enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is critical for supporting long-term client outcomes and enriching the employee experience.