Vanguard · 17 hours ago
Tech Lead – Data Engineer - Assets and Cash Flow
Malvern, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expVanguard is seeking a Tech Lead that is passionate about Vanguard and our funds. In this role, you will lead the system which articulates assets and cash flow across each of Vanguard's lines of business, functioning as a critical liaison with Finance and Technology teams while delivering resilient data solutions.
FinanceFinancial Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Leads end‑to‑end architecture and delivery of data pipelines
Defines patterns for ingestion, transformation, storage, and serving across batch/streaming workflows; selects the right tools and designs SLAs/SLOs for availability, latency, and cost
Designs and implements serverless data solutions using AWS Lambda, Glue, and Step Functions
Builds Glue Jobs (Spark/Python) and orchestrates state machines for complex dependency management, error handling, retries, and parallelization
Owns Apache Iceberg table design and lifecycle
Establishes standards for partitioning, clustering, snapshot retention, compaction, merge/delete, schema evolution, and Glue/AWS Lake Formation catalog management
Ensures performance, reliability, and observability
Implements robust monitoring, logging, and alerting (e.g., CloudWatch, metrics, tracing) and leads incident response, root‑cause analysis, and continuous improvement
Elevates code into dev/test/prod safely and on schedule
Champions CI/CD and IaC (CloudFormation/CDK/Terraform), automated testing (unit/integration/data quality), canary deployments, and rollback strategies
Establishes data quality and governance controls
Builds validation frameworks, contracts, and lineage; integrates with catalog, access controls (IAM/Lake Formation), encryption, and compliance requirements
Mentors engineers and sets engineering standards
Provides code reviews, technical coaching, and career growth guidance; fosters a culture of high‑quality design, documentation, and collaborative delivery
Partners with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data products
Works closely with analytics, product, and platform teams to prioritize backlogs, define SLAs, and deliver user‑centric datasets and APIs
Optimizes cost and performance across the stack
Tunes Glue (workers, DPUs, job bookmarks), Lambda (memory/timeout/concurrency), Iceberg (file sizing, compaction cadence), and storage/query engines (e.g., S3/Athena/EMR)
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
8+ years of related data engineering experience with a strong record of leading delivery for production ETL platforms
5+ years building on AWS with deep expertise in Lambda, Glue, and Step Functions (state machine patterns, error handling, retries, and parallel branches)
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
Hands‑on experience with batch and event‑driven pipelines (e.g., Kinesis/Kafka), S3‑based data lakes, and Glue/Athena/EMR integration
Solid understanding of lakehouse architecture, columnar formats (Parquet), and performance tuning (file sizing, predicate pushdown, metadata operations)
Familiarity with data quality frameworks, lineage/metadata management, and governance (IAM, Lake Formation, encryption at rest/in transit)
Excellent communication skills; able to explain complex technical concepts to non‑technical audiences and influence cross‑functional decisions
Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience; graduate degree preferred
Preferred
Operating Iceberg with query engines (Athena/Trino/Presto/Spark) and catalog integrations (Glue/HMS)
Experience in financial services or similarly regulated industries
Company
Vanguard
Check is a client-owned investment company that offers low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services.
Founded in 1975Kelayres, Pennsylvania, USA
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
ic@3401
2017-03-31Non Equity Assistance
Leadership Team
Salim Ramji
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Maack
Principal, Head of US Equity Index Portfolio Management
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