About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.
Vanguard’s India Office
Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.
Role Summary
Join Vanguard's VISCO team and help build next-generation workflow and case management solutions on the Appian platform. As an Application Engineer II, you will design, develop, and support scalable business process automation solutions while partnering with business and technology teams to deliver impactful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and support Appian applications, including process models, interfaces, records, reports, and integrations.
Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions using Appian best practices.
Build and maintain integrations with enterprise applications, APIs, databases, and cloud platforms.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, solution design, code reviews, testing, and production support.
Contribute to automated testing, CI/CD, performance optimization, and operational excellence initiatives.
Ensure adherence to Vanguard's architecture, security, risk, and development standards.
Collaborate with stakeholders across business and technology to deliver high-quality solutions.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
2+ years of hands-on Appian development.
Experience building Appian workflows, records, interfaces, integrations, and reports.
Knowledge of REST APIs, SQL, and enterprise integration patterns.
Experience working in Agile teams and modern software development practices.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Appian Certified Developer or Associate Developer certification.
Experience with AWS cloud services.
Exposure to workflow orchestration, case management, AI, RPA, or intelligent automation solutions.
Knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, and application monitoring.
Experience with Java and advanced SQL development.
What You'll Bring
Passion for automation and process optimization.
Strong technical aptitude and desire to learn emerging technologies.
Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Commitment to engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and client-focused outcomes.
Location
This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.
Our mission
Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
Our commitment to you
Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:
Financial wellness
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.
Physical wellness
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.
Personal wellness
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.
How we work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of hands-on Appian development
- Experience building Appian workflows, records, interfaces, integrations, and reports
- Knowledge of REST APIs, SQL, and enterprise integration patterns
- Experience working in Agile teams and modern software development practices
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Appian Certified Developer or Associate Developer certification
- Experience with AWS cloud services
- Exposure to workflow orchestration, case management, AI, RPA, or intelligent automation solutions
- Knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, and application monitoring
- Experience with Java and advanced SQL development
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanguard.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears unusually strong through a 401(k) design that includes a match plus an additional employer contribution, which can materially lift long-term total rewards. HSA seeding and an enhanced employer match further strengthen the savings-and-benefits value of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle support is reinforced by a sizable annual FlexFund stipend that can be applied across many day-to-day categories such as fitness, childcare, and other personal expenses. On-site or virtual clinics and fitness options add practical health and wellness convenience.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare and related benefits are positioned as comparatively affordable via heavily subsidized medical plans and broad coverage options. This affordability can offset moderate base pay for employees who place higher value on out-of-pocket cost reductions.
Vanguard Insights
What We Do
We are a community of 30 million who think – and feel – differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping our investors achieve their goals is our sole reason for existence. With no other parties to answer to and therefore no conflicting loyalties, we make every decision—like keeping investing costs as low as possible—with only your needs in mind. Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, offering a large selection of high-quality low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services. Individual and institutional investors, financial professionals, and plan sponsors can benefit from the size, stability, and experience Vanguard offers. As of April 30, 2019, we managed more than $5.6 trillion in global assets. In addition, we have 189 funds in the United States and 225 funds in global markets. For Commenting Guidelines & Important information, visit here: http://vanguard.com/linkedin Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
