Job Information
Vanguard Application Engineer in Melbourne, Australia
About Vanguard
More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners.
Today, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 25 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation
Our Team & Opportunity
The Investment Management Systems team services all of our Investment Management Group, consisting of the Equity Investment Group, Fixed Income Investment Group, Capital Markets, Investment Strategy Group, as well as external clients and vendors throughout the Asia-Pac region.
The Desk Developer team in Australia is responsible for providing software development and support services for critical systems that support our trading desks .
Core Accountabilities
Refactor and migrate existing python based solutions to AWS. This will also include integration with existing IT systems owned by other teams.
Develop new solutions for trading desks to assist them with their job
Closely work with global partners to design solutions, ensuring that we are aligned to the architectural direction of the platform.
Business outcome focus using CI/CD and DevSecOps principles.
Provide BAU and production support.
Thoroughly understands and complies with IT policies and procedures, especially those for quality and productivity standards that enable the team to meet established milestones
Perform Automation testing and requirements solicitation when required .
Translate requirements to stories to be placed on the backlog
Key Technical Skills
AWS (DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, Cloud Formation, SNS , SQS , IAM )
Python
Intermediate SQL
Specialization that will make an impact:
React Web
Django
Test automation and test-driven development practices and frameworks – mutation testing, functional testing (JUnit, Cucumber), mock frameworks (Mockito, etc.), contract testing
Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts, tools and continuous delivery pipelines – github , github actions, Jira, Confluence .
Experience with API management platforms, design standards, patterns and best practices is a plus
More about you
You’ll bring outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, along with exceptional communication skills. You’ll have experience in a global environment with a demonstrated ability in driving results and efficiently contributing to innovative customer solutions. You understand targets and timelines and have an ability to transform ambiguity into solutions and business outcome through collaboration and creativity. You’ll bring demonstrated similar development experience, ideally within a similar organisation or consultancy, and also experience working in an agile process and SCRUM environment.
Inclusion Statement
Vanguard’s continued dedication to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values. When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.
Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Recruitment agencies please note: Vacancies are managed by the Vanguard Talent Acquisition Team. Should external recruitment assistance be required, the TA Team will reach out to Vanguard agency partners directly.
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.
