Senior Application Engineer

About the role

Provides advanced level system analysis, configuration, testing, and implementation of SimCorp Dimension capabilities under general direction. Serves as a subject matter expert for platform setup, workflow configuration, and solution delivery.

Translates business, operational, and technical requirements into SimCorp Dimension configuration solutions, including documented setup decisions, dependencies, configured windows, workflow designs, and related controls.

Participates in user acceptance testing, platform release validation, and implementation activities to ensure configuration changes are accurate, controlled, and production ready.

Maintains configuration documentation, operational procedures, and supporting artifacts to ensure transparency, repeatability, and effective operational support.

Develops an understanding of internal IT systems, applications, interfaces, and operational workflows, and integrates SimCorp Dimension capabilities with AWS and the existing technology ecosystem to support business processes, data management, data migration, and platform stability.

Interfaces with cross-functional team members and communicates system design, support issues, release considerations, and operational impacts at the appropriate level for each audience.

Trains and mentors team members on SimCorp Dimension workflows, configuration standards, and platform best practices, and supports knowledge transfer across technology, product, and business teams.

Champions platform best practices, adoption, and continuous improvement, and participates in special projects.

Develops and maintains a working relationship with SimCorp and builds broader partner relationships to support issue resolution, product understanding, and effective collaboration on platform capabilities and enhancements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least two years of development experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Hands-on experience configuring SimCorp Dimension to support business workflows, operational processing, and platform releases.
• Middle office (i.e. trade management, trade processing, investment book of record, reconciliation, cash management, collateral management), experience strongly recommended, with experience in various Dimension packages.
• Experience working with AWS services and cloud integration patterns in support of enterprise applications and data flows.
• Experience documenting configuration decisions, dependencies, workflows, and operational procedures.
• Experience supporting testing, release validation, issue triage, performance testing, and cross-functional collaboration within production support or implementation environments.
• Proven experience adopting new technologies and successfully integrating platform capabilities into enterprise ecosystems.
• Experience training team members and supporting knowledge transfer on system processes and best practices.

Special Factors

• Sponsorship

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.

Vanguard's Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity

Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer. Vanguard is committed to providing all crew members a working environment that is free from discrimination, prejudice and bias. Through this Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, Vanguard reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and crew members without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status. In addition, Vanguard prohibits discrimination based on genetic information, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Crew Members' Benefits and Rewards

Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:

• Financial wellness
• Physical wellness
• Personal wellness

Leadership Profiles

• Rajesh D. - Senior Manager, IT Delivery (2018), Manager, IT Delivery (2014), Technical Scrum Lead (2005), Application Engineering Technical Lead (2001), Application Engineer (2000)
• Akua A. - Cybersecurity Manager (2022), Senior SIEM Analyst (2021), SIEM Analyst (2019), Incident Response Analyst (2017), Platform Engineer (2015), Application Engineer (2012)
• Diane T. - Senior Manager, Fraud Engineering (2023), Senior Manager, Cyber Security Operations (2021), Information Security Manager (2018), Information Security Analyst (2017), Systems Engineer, Security Engineering (2015), Systems Engineer, Technology Leadership Participant (2014)
• Kelly P. - Head of Wealth Management Technology (2023), Head of Personal Advisor Services Technology (2019), Senior Manager, Process Automation (2018), Delivery Manager (2017), Scrum Lead (2016), Application Engineer III (2015), Application Engineer II (2014), Application Engineer, Technology Leadership Program (2013), College to Corporate Intern, Technology (2011)
• Megan M. - Head of Fraud Prevention Engineering (2023), Senior IT Delivery Manager, IAM (2019), Project Team Manager, Investment Systems (2016), Developer, Investment Systems (2013), Technology Specialist, Enterprise Business Solutions (2009), Information Systems Engineer, Technology Leadership Program (2007)