Manager - II, API Engineering Chapter Lead

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Join our API Engineering team as a Chapter Lead to support the modernization of APIs that power client interactions. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers while actively designing, developing, and implementing applications and APIs using modern technologies and tools, including the use of GenAI.

This role requires both technical execution and team leadership, including application development, evaluation and implementation of technologies, and supporting delivery pipelines. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to product roadmaps in a cloud-based environment.

Responsibilities:

• Own design, code, and test reviews throughout the product lifecycle to identify issues. Serve as a technical consultant in project meetings and present technical status and issues at milestone reviews.
• Provide expert-level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases. Integrate third-party products and ensure expected application performance levels are achieved.
• Hire, evaluate, and supervise team members. Provide guidance and training to support development. Set performance standards, conduct performance reviews, and make compensation decisions in accordance with all applicable Human Resources policies and procedures.
• Work with product leaders and functional leads to ensure development resources are aligned with strategic goals.
• Identify potential solutions and review and approve technical solutions proposed by team members. Elevate complex technical issues as needed. Resolve technical problems identified by testers and internal stakeholders, including performing root cause analysis and ensuring timely resolution.
• Promote consistency in knowledge, skills, and development practices by sharing best practices and common challenges. Maintain current knowledge of development methodologies and technical standards and mentor staff on adoption of new standards.
• Communicate with stakeholders regarding project issues and implications. Evaluate the impact of change requests on technologies. Provide task and cost estimates and contribute to technical decision-making.
• Review and approve technical documentation and diagrams created by team members. Develop and maintain documentation, including technical standards and processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve technical standards, methodologies, and technologies to support continuous quality improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or supervising engineers.
• Experience applying software development methodologies such as Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Experience building AWS native applications.
• Experience designing and building APIs and microservices.
• Experience working with enterprise application architecture and system integration.
• Experience programming in Java and Python and using frameworks.
• Experience working with database management, performance optimization, and security practices.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, including conveying technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading and developing engineering teams and driving consistent development practices.

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.