Our industry, now more than ever, is built upon the principles of rapid innovation, agile development and testing, continuous deployment, and ultimately faster time to market for applications. The DevSecOps team at Vanguard is a core driver of these principles. The team is searching for a Senior Cloud Automation Engineer with proven experience in owning projects, identifying and leading implementation of new technology, developing standards, and mentoring team members. DevSecOps is central to the entire department's operations, and as such, you will have input to technology and implementation decisions across the organization.

In this role, you will:

• Build automation for routine, simple, and complex tasks.

• Design, build and maintain continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines with embedded security testing to effectively secure and deploy cloud-based (Azure or AWS) workloads.

• Design infrastructure and implement automation using infrastructure-as-code solutions.

• Write automation scripts following best-practice coding principles.

• Provide technical leadership in the architecture/design, development, and implementation of automated testing tools for multiple products and services delivered as part of human services platform using state-of-the-art frameworks and tools.

• Lead improving the infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance of software components are upheld.

• Work with peer software engineers to design resilient, scalable, and robust cloud services.

• Work with developers to establish NoOps culture, empowering developers with next-generation self-service options.

• Create, manage, and utilize appropriate technical procedural documentation (best practices, blueprints, runbooks, etc.)

• Tackle problems and resolve active production issues.

• Learn, extend, and maintain our build, deploy, config, metrics, and alerting systems.

• Learn and understand client area business functions and requirements. Provide thought leadership and develop technical standards to serve Vanguard technical needs. Determine the appropriate technical tool to address the client's business needs.

• Train and mentor more junior team members on processes and technologies. Troubleshoot and resolve the most complex elevated issues. Provide expert guidance and consultation as required. Update, write, and maintain documentation for the department.

• Administer system activities. Write the technical portion of assigned complex deliverables. Perform systems analysis, including system requirements analysis and definition, and logical design.

• Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Present to senior leaders on the strategy and progress.

What it Takes:

• Minimum of eight years related work experience.

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Strong coding, cloud, and automation experience - AWS, Java, JavaScript, Python, Azure, automation frameworks - UiPath, Robot Framework, TDD, Junit

• Exceptional ability to process and synthesize information to deliver optimal solutions and identify roadblocks.

• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple assignments.

• AWS and/or Azure Professional level certification (Solutions Architect, DevOps, SysOps, Administrator, or Developer)

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not 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.

Vanguard, one of the world's largest investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests.

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