Responsibilities:
Platform Engineering & Architecture
- Design, implement, and support enterprise GCP platform capabilities, including landing zones, organizations, projects, networking, and shared services
- Build scalable, secure, and reusable platform patterns aligned with architecture and security standards
- Support IaaS, PaaS, and serverless GCP services across multiple environments
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
- Integrate cloud services into automated delivery workflows using GitHub Actions and related tooling
- Develop and maintain reusable modules, pipelines, and platform automation
Security, Governance & Compliance
- Implement and maintain IAM, policy enforcement, firewall rules, and network security controls
- Partner with Security and Governance teams to meet audit, risk, and compliance requirements
- Apply security best practices across identity, networking, data protection, and access management
Operations & Reliability
- Manage, monitor, and operate GCP environments using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and alerting
- Provide advanced production support, incident response, and root‑cause analysis
- Drive reliability, performance, and cost optimization improvements using FinOps principles
Collaboration & Enablement
- Partner with application teams to onboard workloads following approved platform patterns
- Maintain architectural, configuration, and operational documentation
- Mentor and guide junior engineers; resolve complex issues escalated by the team
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering roles
- Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform core services
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
- Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines (GitHub or similar)
- Solid understanding of networking, security, and operating systems
- Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing or operating enterprise cloud landing zones
- Multi‑cloud experience (Azure and/or AWS)
- Kubernetes and container platforms (GKE preferred)
- Experience supporting regulated or security‑sensitive environments
- GCP certifications (Associate or Professional) a plus
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 of 5 years of experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering roles
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform core services
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
- Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines (GitHub or similar)
- Solid understanding of networking, security, and operating systems
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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.
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