Lead and develop a high-performing cloud engineering team. Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development to team members. Assess performance and make informed compensation decisions in accordance with HR policies and procedures.
Lead a team responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing cloud platform capabilities across Vanguard's cloud environment.
Drive adoption of automation and AI-enabled solutions to improve operational efficiency, engineering productivity, and cloud management practices.
Partner with Platform Engineering, Architecture, DevOps, Infrastructure, Application Development, and other stakeholders to design and implement scalable cloud solutions.
Establish engineering standards, best practices, and operating models that enable reliable and efficient cloud operations.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cloud performance, availability, resiliency, and operational excellence.
Develop and monitor metrics, KPIs, and OKRs that measure platform reliability, team effectiveness, and engineering outcomes.
Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to improve visibility, operational insights, and overall cloud maturity.
Lead cloud modernization initiatives and support adoption of emerging technologies and engineering practices.
Build strong partnerships across technology teams to prioritize work, remove obstacles, and deliver business value.
Stay current on industry trends, cloud technologies, AI capabilities, and platform engineering best practices.
Minimum of 5 years of related work experience required, including experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technology functions.
Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a track record of building and leading high-performing teams.
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and a strong understanding of cloud platforms, architecture, and engineering best practices.
Experience leading technical initiatives in large-scale enterprise environments.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to drive complex technical decisions.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, automation frameworks, and cloud-native technologies.
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
Experience with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, or other AI-assisted engineering tools.
Demonstrated passion for continuous learning and technology innovation.
Experience leading structured process improvement initiatives.
Experience with cloud automation, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
Knowledge of Kubernetes, container platforms, and cloud-native technologies.
Experience operating and optimizing enterprise cloud platforms.
Experience building engineering roadmaps and leading transformational technology initiatives.
Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, observability, and operational excellence practices.
Experience developing engineering metrics and leveraging data to drive decision-making.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.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.
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.
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of related experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technology functions
- Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms, architecture, and engineering best practices
- Experience leading technical initiatives in large-scale enterprise environments
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, or other AI-assisted engineering tools
- Experience leading structured process improvement initiatives
- Experience with cloud automation, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, container platforms, and cloud-native technologies
- Experience operating and optimizing enterprise cloud platforms
- Experience building engineering roadmaps and leading transformational technology initiatives
- Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, observability, and operational excellence practices
- Experience developing engineering metrics and using data to drive decisions
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanguard.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears unusually strong through a 401(k) design that includes a match plus an additional employer contribution, which can materially lift long-term total rewards. HSA seeding and an enhanced employer match further strengthen the savings-and-benefits value of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle support is reinforced by a sizable annual FlexFund stipend that can be applied across many day-to-day categories such as fitness, childcare, and other personal expenses. On-site or virtual clinics and fitness options add practical health and wellness convenience.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare and related benefits are positioned as comparatively affordable via heavily subsidized medical plans and broad coverage options. This affordability can offset moderate base pay for employees who place higher value on out-of-pocket cost reductions.
Vanguard Insights
What We Do
We are a community of 30 million who think – and feel – differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping our investors achieve their goals is our sole reason for existence. With no other parties to answer to and therefore no conflicting loyalties, we make every decision—like keeping investing costs as low as possible—with only your needs in mind. Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, offering a large selection of high-quality low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services. Individual and institutional investors, financial professionals, and plan sponsors can benefit from the size, stability, and experience Vanguard offers. As of April 30, 2019, we managed more than $5.6 trillion in global assets. In addition, we have 189 funds in the United States and 225 funds in global markets. For Commenting Guidelines & Important information, visit here: http://vanguard.com/linkedin Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
