As a Senior Kafka Architect, you'll help us drive the design, implementation, and adoption of Confluent Kafka for event-driven processing and real-time streaming as a key enabler for our cloud-based architecture.

In this role you will:

• Set and maintain the strategic direction and roadmap for platform technology
• Work closely with architects, product owners and domain experts to build the reference architecture
• Oversee implementation to ensure adherence to architectural standards

Core Responsibilities:

• Define the strategy and roadmap of the event-based platform based on Confluent Kafka and microservices architecture.
• Establish best practices and standards for implementing the Kafka platform based on identified use cases and required integration patterns.
• Create a framework for leveraging technologies such as Kafka Connect, streams/KSQL, Schema Registry, and other streaming-oriented technology
• Support application teams with Kafka development efforts.
• Assist in building out exemplars/POCs
• Enable real-time, predictive analytics and machine learning on operational and business data captured on the platform to identify new business opportunities
• Mentor existing team members by imparting expert knowledge to build a high-performing team in our event-driven technology

Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge and application of micro-service design principles and best practices: distributed systems, bounded contexts, service-to-service integration patterns, resiliency
• Expert experience with Confluent Kafka with hands-on production experience and a deep understanding of the Kafka architecture
• Expert experience with Kafka Connect, KStreams, and KSQL, with the ability to know how to use effectively for different use cases
• Experience with AWS services such as ECS, EKS, DynamoDB, Aurora, S3, SNS, and SQS
• Technical understanding of security protocols for Kafka integration

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.

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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.

Future of Work

During the pandemic, we transitioned to a work from home model for the majority of our crew and we continue to interview, hire, and on-board future crew remotely.

As we have developed the path forward, we have taken a thoughtful approach that both maximizes the advantages of working remotely and the many benefits of coming together and collaborating in a shared workspace. We believe that in-person interactions among our crew are important for preserving our unique culture and advantageous for the personal development of our crew.

When our Crew return to the office, many will work in our hybrid model. A smaller proportion of our crew will operate in the Work from Home work model (for example, field sales crew); or in the Work from Office model (for example, portfolio managers).

The working model that your role falls into will be communicated to you in the interview process - please do ask if you are unsure. We encourage you to make the decision regarding your job interview and offer knowing which model your role will fall into. We will test and learn as our ways of working evolve and will continue to evaluate working models along the way.