<p>Provides advanced application and product security expertise by designing, developing, and integrating security features into systems, applications, and solutions. Ensures product security is maintained throughout the product lifecycle by embedding security controls, performing security assessments, and integrating new security features and updates into existing products. Works under general direction and serves as a technical partner to product and engineering teams to strengthen security posture while enabling business objectives.</p> <p>Core Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Design, implement, test, and maintain application security tooling and integrations across the software development lifecycle, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance. </li><li>Build, enhance, and operate CI/CD pipeline integrations for application security scanning, ensuring consistent execution and minimal impact to developer workflows. </li><li>Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and operational controls for application security platforms to ensure availability and rapid detection of failures. </li><li>Participate in an on-call rotation, troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to application security tooling, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventative improvements. </li><li>Collaborate closely with other Application Security engineers, platform teams, and the CTO organization to integrate new and existing security tools into enterprise development platforms. </li><li>Partner with Security Specialists to implement and maintain application security tool integrations and workflows, translating program requirements into reliable engineering solutions (e.g., pipeline steps, configurations, connectors, automation, and operational runbooks). </li><li>Continuously improve application security engineering standards, tooling architecture, and technical patterns, identifying opportunities to modernize or simplify implementations. </li><li>Identify and implement automation opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and scale application security capabilities. </li><li>Maintain a strong working knowledge of software development practices, application architectures, and infrastructure patterns, applying that knowledge to improve security tooling effectiveness. </li><li>Contribute code, scripts, configurations, and infrastructure-as-code to support application security platforms and workflows. </li><li>Support and mentor junior engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing. </li><li>Create and maintain technical documentation for application security systems, integrations, and operational processes. </li><li>Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned. </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Minimum of five years related work experience. </li><li>Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience. </li></ul> <p>Special Factors</p> <p>Sponsorship</p> <p>Vanguard is offering visa sponsorship for this position.</p> <p>About Vanguard</p> <p>At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission-we're on a mission.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>How We Work</p> <p>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.</p>