Front Office Tech Lead: Cloud, AI & Investment Platform

The Vanguard Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Vanguard Group in London is seeking a Technical Lead for the Front Office Asset Management tech stack. You will drive the technical roadmap, ensure platform stability, scalability and security while translating business priorities into technology solutions.

You will lead complex initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver measurable business value. This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days a week.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Java and Python.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures on AWS.
• Proven enterprise leadership in complex landscapes.
• Security, resilience, and scalability focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end technical leadership across the Front Office application portfolio, ensuring solutions are aligned with business strategy, architectural standards, and operational requirements.
• Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of technology solutions that enable investment, trading, portfolio management, and related business capabilities.
• Partner with Product Owners, business stakeholders, architects, and engineering teams to define application roadmaps and prioritize strategic technology investments.
• Drive modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption, platform simplification, application resiliency, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Act as the primary technical authority for the application suite, making informed decisions on architecture, design patterns, technology selection, and engineering best practices.
• Manage technical deliveries across multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring successful execution, risk management, stakeholder communication, and high-quality outcomes.
• Mentor, coach, and develop engineers and technical analysts, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, accountability, and technical excellence.
• Build strong relationships with business partners and maintain a deep understanding of Front Office processes, investment workflows, and evolving business needs.
• Promote innovation by identifying opportunities to leverage emerging technologies, data-driven insights, AI capabilities, and automation to improve business outcomes and operational efficiency.
• Ensure platforms meet required standards for security, compliance, resiliency, performance, and operational supportability.

Skills

Java

Python

Cloud-native

AWS

API design

DevOps

CI/CD

Leadership

Tools

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Job description

The Vanguard Group in London is seeking a Technical Lead for the Front Office Asset Management tech stack. You will drive the technical roadmap, ensure platform stability, scalability and security while translating business priorities into technology solutions.

You will lead complex initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver measurable business value. This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days a week.