Application Engineering Technical Lead - II (The Vanguard Group, Inc. / Malvern, PA) -- Provide technical expertise and complete complex development, design, implementation, architecture design specification, and maintenance activities; ensure viability of IT deliverables; recommend development options and approve team's technical deliverables; identify potential solutions and approve technical solutions proposed by team members; resolve technical problems discovered by testers and internal clients; respond to and resolve technical issues in a timely manner; research issues and perform root cause analysis; anticipate technology problems and prevent them; communicate with key stakeholders on project issues and implications; evaluate impacts of change requests on technologies and effectively persuade and influence others on ideas; mentor IT staff and identify training needs; as new standards are instituted, ensure their usage by team members; identify opportunities for continuous quality improvement of technical standards, methodologies, and technologies. Requires Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems and Technology, Computer Engineering, Electronic(s) Engineering, or closely related IT field and five years of experience in job offered or in IT position(s) including Technical Lead and/or Assistant Consultant. Background in education, training or experience must include knowledge and experience in cloud, specifically Amazon Web Services; strong understanding of Java language and standards; ability to collaborate with business partners and translate requirements into a technical implementation plan; ability to mentor and coach IT team members; strong communication skills; hands-on experience of multiple IT platforms and languages including AWS, Java, Python; demonstrated strong and in-depth understanding of AWS, CI/CD practices, and modern development practices, as well as tooling including Git/GitHub, Bamboo, and SonarQube. Company operates on hybrid model with three days in office and work-from-home available two days.