Senior Application Security Data Engineer

Vanguard•Malvern, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Vanguard, one of the world's largest investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests. This website uses "cookies" to distinguish you from other users. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers placed on your computer or device. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site and services. The cookies are stored locally on your computer or mobile device. To accept cookies you can continue browsing as normal. Or you can go to our Privacy Policy to read more information and learn how to change your preferences.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience, with at least 2 years in designing and maintaining data pipelines, ETL processes and database architectures.
Hands-on experience with Amazon Redshift, Amazon S3, Tableau, and with proficiency in cloud-native ETL and data pipeline tools
NIST CSF mapping experience, risk‑centric dashboarding, production analytics deployments, and/or vulnerability management domain knowledge
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides expert-level system analysis, design, development, and implementation of applications and databases, including integration of third‑party products, ensuring required performance levels are met.
Leads all phases of solution development, recommending appropriate design and build/buy options, ensuring the viability, scalability, and security of IT deliverables.
Translates business and technical requirements into design specifications and code; writes complex programs, ETL processes, ad hoc queries, and reports, ensuring code quality, documentation, maintainability, and reusability.
Designs database systems and develops tools supporting real‑time and offline analytic processing; integrates large‑scale data from multiple sources to ensure data consistency, integrity, and usability.
Conducts and oversees testing activities, including unit, regression, functionality, performance, and security testing; validates solutions with clients to ensure requirements and intended outcomes are met.
Promotes code through development, test, and production environments in accordance with change management processes; submits required documentation and provides post‑implementation production support.
Participates in and leads design, code, and test reviews throughout the development lifecycle; identifies issues, resolves elevated problems, and recommends enterprise‑wide improvements.
Serves as a subject matter expert in software development methodologies, architecture standards, and data engineering best practices; mentors and trains less‑experienced staff.
Designs and delivers training on tools, data sources, and processes for technical teams and business users; creates job aids and reusable enablement materials.
Evaluates, tests, and implements new software releases; troubleshoots issues and partners with vendors to resolve defects and deploy solutions to production.
Partners with internal clients to understand business, security, and risk needs; builds expertise in firm‑specific tools, technologies, applications, and databases, including those supporting the USP program.
Possesses a deep understanding of security vulnerability analysis, risk scoring, and prioritization, incorporating threat intelligence, exploitability, and environmental context.
Communicates technical concepts and considerations effectively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders in meetings and project forums.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.