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
This role provides expert-level IT technical lead services, including the integration and implementation of technologies, while applying deep backend expertise to optimize performance, ensure secure architecture, and enhance system scalability.
Core Responsibilities:
Provide senior level IT technical leadership for critical software projects initiatives on multiple platforms, technical expertise and completes complex development, design, implementation, architecture design specification, and maintenance activities
Ensure the viability of IT deliverables, recommend development and architectural options and approves the team's technical deliverables. Conduct testing, including functionality, technical limitations, and security
Identify & approve potential technical solutions proposed by team members, resolves complex technical problems and responds to technical issues in a timely manner, research issues and undertakes root cause analysis, anticipate technology problems and preventatives
Communicate with key stakeholders on project issues and implications, evaluate the impacts of change requests on technologies and effectively persuades and influences others on ideas
Maintain up-to-date working knowledge of IT development methodologies, architecture design, and technical standards. Mentor crew and identify training needs. As new standards are instituted, ensure their usage by team members
Learn, and apply modern technology quickly, and be well versed in the latest technologies and tools supporting software development in the industry. Assist with the creation of strategic product roadmaps
Ensure the viability of IT deliverables. Recommend development options, including design, build/buy, and vendor purchase. Partner with architects to design and implement high-performant, scalable and secure solutions
Review and approve documentation and diagrams created by IT team members. Write documentation, including technical standards and processes
Identify opportunities for continuous quality improvement of technical standards, methodologies, and technologies and lead recommended solutions
Develop code that is well structured, backed by automated tests and is easy to understand and maintain. Employ contemporary software development techniques to ensure tests are implemented in a way that supports automation
Amplify the productivity of entire teams through collaboration, coaching and the implementation of technology framework
Thoroughly understand and comply with Information Technology and Information Security policies and procedures and verify that deliverables meet requirements. Work across organisational lines to improve both IT and Information Security policies and procedures
Maintain a broad understanding of key functions, roles, external parties, and design systems to enable efficient business processes while maintaining necessary controls
Qualifications and Skills
Minimum 8 years of experience in software development, architecture, and system integration.
Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Computer Applications (BCA), or Master’s in Computer Applications (MCA).
Expertise in software architecture, system design, and technical leadership for enterprise applications.
Hands-on experience with one or more modern backend languages such as Node.js, Python, and Java.
Strong experience designing and building solutions on AWS, including services such as DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation, SNS, SQS, AppSync, ECS, Athena, DataSync, Glue, DMS, GraphQL.
Experience in data engineering concepts and platforms, including data pipelines, AWS Glue, PySpark, Databricks (highly desirable).
Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and modern development workflows, with experience using tools such as Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions.
Proven experience mentoring and leading cross-functional engineering teams, fostering high standards of code quality and engineering excellence.
Strong grasp of modern software delivery practices, including Agile methodologies, full product lifecycle ownership, DevSecOps principles.
Ability to design and deliver secure, scalable and maintainable systems, balancing technical excellence with pragmatic business outcomes.
Experience working within regulated or complex enterprise environments; exposure to financial services or adjacent domains is an advantage.
Interest or exposure to AI/ML technologies is considered a plus.
Relevant AWS certifications (Developer and/or Solutions Architect) are highly desirable
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
- Minimum 8 years of experience in software development, architecture, and system integration.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT, or related fields.
- Expertise in software architecture and technical leadership for enterprise applications.
- Hands-on experience with modern backend languages (Node.js, Python, Java).
- Strong experience designing and building solutions on AWS.
- Understanding of CI/CD practices and modern development workflows.
- Experience mentoring and leading cross-functional engineering teams.
- Solid grasp of modern software delivery practices, including Agile methodologies.
- Experience in regulated or complex enterprise environments (especially financial services).
- Interest or exposure to AI/ML technologies.
- Relevant AWS certifications are highly desirable.
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.
