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SalaryThe Cloud Engineer position for Vanguard’s OI Team (Operational Intelligence) team is an amazing opportunity to further your expertise and demonstrate technical leadership at Vanguard and support the main infrastructure on which most Vanguard’s workloads across the globe reside. This resource will partner to lead, design, and implement solutions for OI across observability and monitoring platforms used by Vanguard.
Impact
Contribute to the technical expertise of the team.
Help drive strategic development and work on some of Vanguard's most valuable observability platforms.
work with a variety of cloud native AWS services to develop full stack solutions, that will service global multi-functional teams across the Vanguard enterprise
Ensure the end-to-end quality and success of our operational intelligence product suite following industry best-practices.
Help Vanguard prepare for success in the face of the unexpected demands of the modern web.
Work with Development Teams, Site Reliability Engineers, Delivery Managers, Platform Teams, Architects and more to find the most efficient ways to scale
What it takes
Work with architects and other IT and business groups to identify technical and functional needs of applications based on priority
Design and build cost-efficient cloud-native solutions for cross-functional, multi-platform internal and client facing applications
Ability to decipher complex, ambiguous customer needs and translate into optimal feature delivery
Writing great quality code with a drive for automated testing and validation
Thinks in terms of architecture as well as code. Able to develop and evaluate solutions for strengths and weaknesses (e.g., complexity, quality, scalability, latency, security, performance, data integrity, etc.) which are key for an enterprise engineer
Experience working with AWS technologies ECS, Docker, Fargate, EC2, Step functions, CloudWatch, etc.
Experience with Security stacks such as IAM, Okta OIDC, Auth0, Secrets Manager, etc.
Understands software engineering standard processes (e.g. CI\CD automated pipelines, Operational Excellence, Information Security IAM)
Experience with deployments and dev ops
Experience with application integration via APIs/REST, API Gateways
Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring other engineers on standard processes
a self-motivated learner, building and supporting resilient serverless stacks; and also an experienced leader with vision, driving design and large-scale implementation decisions.
Desired Skills
Experience guiding technical design decisions and implementation and mentoring junior engineer.
Trains and mentors more junior staff on processes and releases. Troubleshoots and resolves complex issues elevated from staff. Provides guidance and consultation as required. Updates, writes, and maintains documentation for the department.
Core Responsibilities
Plans and implements new technologies and major releases for the most critical enterprise-wide IT cloud platform projects. Designs, implements, and deploys cloud computing systems to support and meet business needs. Identifies, recommends, and implements opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions.
Provides expert level technical support and ensures reliable operation of cloud production. Diagnoses and troubleshoots the most complex issues for cloud computing systems on multiple platforms. Maintains comprehensive technical knowledge of software and infrastructure platforms.
Develops technical standards. Tests and evaluates IT vendor products. Reviews configuration parameters to optimize system performance and maximize operation uptime
Elevates code into the development, test, and production environments on schedule. Provides follow-up production support. Submits change control requests and documents.
Learns and understands client area business functions and requirements. Determines the appropriate technical tool to address the client's business needs.
Trains and mentors more junior staff on processes and technologies. Troubleshoots and resolves the most complex issues elevated from staff. Provides guidance and consultation as required. Updates, writes, and maintains documentation for the department.
Administers system activities. Writes the technical portion of assigned deliverables. Performs systems analysis, including system requirements analysis and definition, and logical design.
Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum of nine years related work experience.
Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is 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.
