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This is an exciting opportunity for you to be part of Chief Data and Analytics Office (CDAO) and you will be working with amazing talented architects in defining solutions to realize the Data Defense and Data Management key objectives.

CDAO as a subdivision under IT is responsible for transforming how crew use data so that the clients and investors can thrive. Our mission is to accelerate Vanguard's flywheel by using data offense and data defense strategies to inform and elevate every decision. We power information through data - improving outcomes, guiding strategies, and changing behavior. 

The Senior Domain Architect role will provide expert level IT architecture and technical lead services, including the direction, evaluation, selection, configuration, implementation, and integration of new and existing technologies. Drives the implementation of data management and data defense objectives, utilizing architecture approaches and methods to address client' business problems and needs, while complying with regulations, company's strategies, business goals, and compliance requirements.

Leads the definition of technology roadmaps and architecture for a product family according to business strategies and enterprise architecture framework, while working closely with the product teams and product owners. As a Senior Domain Architect, you are expected to play key role in shaping technology architecture strategy and direction for following areas,

  • Data Defense (data access, data governance, data security, cross boarder data movement, data regulatory compliance)
  • Data Management (data quality, data catalog, data de-identification)

The Domain Architect owns the architectural decisions for the team and this role is the visionary force behind the technical solutions for business problems.

Core Responsibilities

1. Assesses business requirements and the architectural framework of Data Defense and Data Management solutions to meet business needs, with internal and external clients and partners.

2. Builds the deployment plan for highly scalable and secure Data Defense and Data Management platforms, applications, and systems that run in various cloud infrastructures successfully.

3. Applies architecture specification and documents technical and configuration for all users (customers, engineering teams, product teams); resolves Data Defense and Data Management solution deployment issues.

4. Builds relationships with trusted advisory stakeholder relationships and acts as a SME for Data Defense and Data Management related products and services in specific verticals; staying current on the latest Data Defense and Data Management technologies and tools.

5. Validates business problems and needs; ensures appropriate Data Defense and Data Management technologies and tools are utilized to solve problems.

6. Pilots and experiments Data Defense and Data Management platforms and applications; evaluates whether business challenges are addressed.

7. Provides architecture thought leadership and coach’s junior architects.

8. Responsible for security assessment and mitigation of security defects.

9. Performs code, design, and architecture reviews.

10. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

1. Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of technology architect experience.

2. Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

3. Broad knowledge of the financial services industry and analytics ecosystem.

4. Large enterprise system architecture experience; AWS enterprise infrastructure and analytics system architecture experience.

5. Hands-on experience in one or more data management and data defense IT platforms and technologies:

  • Cloud system/software architecture and security experience.
  • Enterprise data governance experience/familiarity (domestic and international, data governance/Highlander, meta data management/Collibra, CPRA, GDPR).
  • Enterprise risk and compliance experience/familiarity (domestic and international).
  • Enterprise data access experience/familiarity (domestic and international, fine grain access control strategy and tooling).
  • Enterprise data privacy experience/familiarity (domestic and international, data de-identification strategy and tooling).
  • Experience architecting and implementing data quality solutions (Talent, AWS Glue Data quality)
  • TPRM (Third party risk management)/ESM (Enterprise Supplier Management) experience/familiarity.
  • Experience conducting security assessment and leading mitigation of security risks.
  • Python and other coding language experience; familiarity with AWS configuration would be good going forward.
  • Experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, DevOps, and Infrastructure as code utilizing tools such as Atlassian Bamboo, Github Actions, AWS Cloud Formation, pytest, Cucumber, Splunk, AWS Cloudwatch and other testing and monitoring tools.
  • Understanding of DDD and data fabric concepts; Experience implementing tools like Dremio.
  • Knowledge and familiarity of ML Development Platforms (AWS Sagemaker and associated services), ML Ops and Automated controls (Automated model deployment-CI/CD, Automated Model Governance, Model Feature Management), GenAI/LLM models (ChatGPT,Azure OpenAI, Google Bard, AWS Bedrock, CodeWhisperer, GitHub Copilot, etc), and cloud-based analytics services and platforms.

5. Expert knowledge of the following technical lead practices and concepts:

  • Full product life cycle
  • IT vendor product assessment
  • Architecture design patterns
  • Wide range of cloud and emerging technologies within technical specialty
  • Performance and stress testing; resiliency and highly availability
  • Security architecture and cost optimization techniques
  • Quality assurance methodology and Inspections
  • Technical standards and deliverables
  • Migration and integration
  • Estimating, including design, development/purchase, and installation
  • Production acceptance (including elevations), data modeling, data sharing, reusable components, and related advanced development practices.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

We are Vanguard. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests.

For us, investing doesn’t just end in value. It starts with values. Because when you invest with courage, when you invest with clarity, and when you invest with care, you can get so much more in return. We invest with purpose – and that’s how we’ve become a global market leader. Here, we grow by doing the right thing for the people we serve. And so can you.

We want to make success accessible to everyone. This is our opportunity. Let’s make it count.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

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.

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