Application Engineering Technical Lead - II

Vanguard; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Senior IT Technical Lead based in Hyderabad, India. The role focuses on providing expert-level IT leadership, integrating technologies, and enhancing system scalability. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years in software development and extensive experience with AWS services.

The ideal candidate will guide software projects and mentor teams while ensuring adherence to security and performance standards. A Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in software development, architecture, and system integration.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js, Python, or Java.
• Strong experience in AWS services and tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior level IT technical leadership for software projects.
• Mentor teams and ensure best practices in software development.
• Design and implement scalable and secure architectures.

Skills

Software development

System integration

Technical leadership

AWS services (DynamoDB, S3, etc.)

Node.js

Python

Java

Data engineering concepts

CI/CD practices

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Master's in Computer Applications (MCA)

Tools

AWS Glue

Git/GitHub

Databricks

Job description

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.