Product Architect - Appian & AWS

About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard’s India Office

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.

Role Summary

This role works closely with product owners and teams to define roadmaps and architectures aligned with business strategies, while leading scalable system design, SDLC oversight, and architectural alignment across advisory platforms.

Responsibilites
1. Owns the ongoing product roadmaps and architecture, according to business strategies and enterprise architecture.
2. Collaborates with the broader architecture community to ensure that their products align with target architectures and technology roadmaps and provides input on required platform capabilities and improving development tools/processes.
3. Works with other product teams, technology experts, and business stakeholders to provide functional support.
4. Assists in the evaluation of vendors and products and participates in build vs. buy discussions with the product teams.
5. Acts as highest-level technical expert, resolving issues, assessing any potential risks and identifying solutions.
6. Provides technical guidance to product team(s) as appropriate.
7. Performs feasibility analysis on potential future projects.
8. Assists in the development of and management of architecture governance process(es).
9. Tracks industry trends and maintains knowledge of new technologies.
10. Prepares and presents product-related documentation.
11. Mentors less experienced crew members and contributes to overall development of the organization.
12. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
13. Leads the design and review of scalable system architectures, APIs, and data models tailored to the advisory platforms.
14. Provides architectural oversight throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring consistent quality from ideation through deployment.
15. Supports alignment and reuse of architecture across multiple products and platforms to ensure cohesive user and technical experiences.
16. Partners with product managers to prioritize architectural features and address technical doubt.

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum 8+ years of related work experience, with at least 3 years as a technology architect designing and implementing enterprise solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree (B.E./B.Tech) in Computer Science or IT, or Bachelor’s in Computer Applications (BCA) from a recognized institution. MBA degree preferred
• Expertise in enterprise architecture, system integration, and scalable solution design across multiple platforms.
• Strong experience with Kore.AI, Azure and GCP is not required.
• Must Have: - Own and drive end-to-end Appian + AWS architecture across multiple teams; make cross-team design decisions.
• Must Have: - Appian Enterprise Expertise: Deep expertise in Appian (SAIL, process models, data fabric, integrations) and scalable BPM design.
• Must Have: - Cloud & Integration Architecture (AWS): Design API-first and event-driven architectures; build strong Appian ↔ AWS integration patterns.
• Must Have: - Architecture Patterns & Governance: Define and enforce reusable standards, frameworks, and best practices across teams.
• Must Have: - Technical Leadership & Strategy: Act as design authority; mentor teams; translate business strategy into architecture roadmap.
• Experience with developing AWS AI models and governance is nice to have
• Experience in Finance Domain is nice to have.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, working with product teams, technology experts, and business leaders.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

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

Our commitment to you

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life:

Financial wellness
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs.

Physical wellness
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness.

Personal wellness
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life.

How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (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.