App Engineering Tech Lead II

Vanguard; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard seeks a senior leader to drive engineering, integration, modernization, and reliability of global physical security platforms. You will partner across Global Security, Enterprise Technology, Cybersecurity, and third parties to deliver scalable, compliant solutions, serving as the technical expert for security applications and their infrastructure.

You will lead deployment, integration, cloud/API-enabled solutions, and operational support, ensuring availability, performance, and secure

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of related experience including system integrations, automation, software development, or scripting.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience with enterprise physical security platforms such as Genetec Security Center, Software House C-CURE, Envoy Visitor Management, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery and lifecycle management for physical security apps, servers, middleware, databases, and infrastructure.
• Review and approve architecture, designs, configurations, and implementation approaches.
• Engineer APIs, interfaces, and automation between security platforms and enterprise systems.

Skills

Security engineering leadership

System integrations

Automation scripting

Cloud & API integration

Strong communication

Education

Undergraduate degree

Tools

Genetec Security Center

Software House C-CURE

Envoy Visitor Management

Job description

Lead the engineering, integration, modernization, and operational reliability of Vanguard’s global physical security technology platforms. This role serves as a hands‑on technical expert, partnering across Global Security, Enterprise Technology, Cybersecurity, and third‑party providers to deliver scalable, resilient, and compliant solutions. The Global Security Applications Engineering Technical Lead is the subject matter expert for the engineering and operational support of physical security applications and their supporting infrastructure. The role combines technical leadership, solution delivery, systems integration, and advanced troubleshooting to maintain secure, reliable, and supportable services across the technology lifecycle.

Security Engineering

• Lead technical delivery and lifecycle management for physical security applications, servers, middleware, databases, and related infrastructure.
• Review and approve solution architecture, technical designs, system configurations, and implementation approaches.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise IT, cybersecurity, risk, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions aligned with Vanguard’s enterprise security strategy and architecture standards.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, reference architectures, configuration baselines, and technical documentation.

Implementation, Integration & Automation

• Lead the deployment, configuration, upgrade, and integration of physical security technologies across global locations.
• Provide technical oversight for access control, video management, intrusion detection, visitor management, and connected security devices.
• Design, develop, and support APIs, interfaces, and automated workflows between physical security platforms and enterprise systems, including identity and HR services, network services, databases, and service management tools.
• Coordinate implementation activities with internal technology teams, Global Security stakeholders, and authorized third-party partners.
• Lead the design and implementation of cloud-enabled, API-driven, and automated security technology solutions that improve scalability, resiliency, and operational efficiency.
• Validate solutions through structured testing, technical acceptance, and production-readiness reviews.

Operational Reliability & Support

• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for global physical security applications, integrations, and supporting services.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues across application, database, operating system, middleware, and network layers.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Engineer for availability, resilience, recoverability, performance, and supportability.
• Support incident, problem, change, release, and configuration management processes.
• Maintain accurate system inventories, support procedures, architecture artifacts, and operational documentation.

Modernization & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor developments in physical security, cloud, automation, cybersecurity, and enterprise technology.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve quality, reliability, security, efficiency, and user experience.
• Lead or contribute to platform modernization, lifecycle remediation, and technology migration initiatives.
• Participate in system testing, validation, control assessments, and lifecycle inspections.
• Develop reusable engineering practices, mentor engineers, and promote technical excellence through knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Partner with Global Security, application, infrastructure, network, database, cloud, cybersecurity, identity, and service management teams.
• Provide technical direction during project planning, design reviews, upgrades, migrations, and operational transitions.
• Translate complex technical topics into clear impacts, risks, options, and recommendations for stakeholders and leadership.
• Manage technical dependencies and coordinate delivery with product vendors, service providers, and authorized security integrators.
• Contribute to special projects and other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications Required

• Minimum of eight years of related experience, including at least three years supporting system integrations, automation, software development, or scripting solutions.
• Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Experience with enterprise physical security platforms such as Genetec Security Center, Software House C
• CURE, enterprise video management systems, Envoy Visitor Management, or similar technologies.
• Demonstrated experience engineering and supporting enterprise applications in complex, highly available environments.
• Working knowledge of application architecture, APIs, databases, operating systems, networks, authentication, and cybersecurity controls.
• Experience leading technical troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and lifecycle or modernization initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred

• Graduate degree.
• Relevant technical, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, or physical security certifications.
• Experience integrating physical security systems with identity, HR, IT service management, asset management, or monitoring platforms.
• Experience working with global teams, vendors, and systems integrators in a regulated enterprise environment.

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.