IOS Technical Lead

Are you a passionate iOS Lead
? Do you want to work on a state-of-the-art application with modern design, architecture and tools in a truly agile environment?

Come join our growing, enthusiastic and talented Mobile development team! Vanguard is heavily investing and committing to build a world-class mobile experience for our clients, and we are hiring top talent to build our new iOS and Android native apps. You will be joining a fun, collaborative and inclusive cross-functional team where individuals strong on aptitude and attitude have an opportunity to grow their professional careers through working with some of the most advanced technology, development practices.

• Partner with architects to implement high-performance mobile applications.
• Research and summarize adjacent technology trends to provide guidance.
• Mentor the team on the “how” of better use of existing platform components and performance best practices.
• Highly collaborative, a fast learner and willing to work wherever you’re needed on the team.
• Demonstrated experience with software engineering fundamentals including object-oriented design, data structures, dependency injection, testable code, and algorithms.
• Able to effectively communicate technical issues in a manner all can understand.
• Able to work with scrum masters and product owners to prioritize work relative to both delivering business value and addressing technical debt.
• Lead system analysis, design, development, and implementation for our existing mobile native applications.
• Translate stories into design and code. Develop well-engineered code and test artifacts backed by automated tests.
• Research and employ contemporary software development techniques to ensure quality and improve velocity of the team.
• Elevate code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule. Provide follow-up production support. Submit change control requests and documents.
• Lead in design, code, and test inspections throughout life cycle to identify issues.
• Participate in other meetings, such as those for use case creation.
• Contribute to developing and maintaining an inclusive and highly collaborative environment for the team.

• Experience with Native mobile application development
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and demonstrate a hands‑on understanding
• Strong understanding of design patterns, integration patterns/practice, data modeling principles and best practices
• A good track record of project delivery for large cross‑team projects
• Strong communication skills and the ability to connect with engineers, managers, PMs, customers
• Experience with cloud development platforms, mobile/web development frameworks, and micro‑service architecture

• Demonstrated experience with software engineering fundamentals including object-oriented design, data structures, dependency injection, testable code, and algorithms
• Swift 5 / SwiftUI
• CI/CD Pipeline (Git Hub Actions / Fastlane)
• Git (Git Hub)
• Honeycomb
• Splunk

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferred or relevant experience
• 8+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years as a mobile developer

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this 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.

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.