Cloud Engineer, Specialist

Vanguard; Wayne (PA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Cloud Engineer, Specialist to design and support enterprise observability platforms, spanning logs, metrics, and traces. You will combine cloud engineering and software development to automate processes, improve platform capabilities, and promote best practices across the organization.

The role emphasizes AWS-native solutions and collaboration with internal teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or related roles.
• Strong experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures (required).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and orchestration platforms such as ECS and/or Kubernetes (required).
• Experience with serverless architectures and modern cloud design patterns.
• Strong programming and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with observability or monitoring platforms (logs, metrics, tracing) preferred.
• Hands-on Experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry, observability architectures, or SRE practices, including alerting strategies, service health monitoring, and SLI/SLO-driven operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support cloud-based observability platforms, including logging, metrics, and distributed tracing systems.
• Develop and enhance cloud-native applications using AWS services, including serverless technologies such as Lambda.
• Implement and manage containerized workloads using Docker, ECS, and Kubernetes-based orchestration.
• Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Partner with engineering teams to onboard applications and promote observability best practices.
• Manage and optimize SaaS and internally hosted platforms, including vendor coordination and performance tuning.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability and reliability of cloud platforms.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to ensure consistent, scalable deployments and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to improve platform performance and efficiency.
• Mentor junior team members and provide guidance on cloud architecture, containerization, and automation.
• Provides advanced level technical support and ensures reliable operation of cloud production.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Observability

Automation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

ECS

Kubernetes

Job description

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer, Specialist to join a team responsible for building and supporting enterprise observability platforms. In this role, you will design and enhance scalable monitoring solutions across logs, metrics, and traces, enabling engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performing applications. You will combine cloud engineering and software development expertise to automate processes, improve platform capabilities, and drive best practices across the organization. You’ll also collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to optimize cloud-native solutions hosted in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support cloud-based observability platforms, including logging, metrics, and distributed tracing systems
• Develop and enhance cloud-native applications using AWS services, including serverless technologies such as Lambda
• Implement and manage containerized workloads using Docker, ECS, and Kubernetes-based orchestration
• Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages
• Partner with engineering teams to onboard applications and promote observability best practices
• Manage and optimize SaaS and internally hosted platforms, including vendor coordination and performance tuning
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability and reliability of cloud platforms
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code solutions to ensure consistent, scalable deployments and optimize CI/CD pipelines to accelerate development velocity while maintaining quality standards
• Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to improve platform performance and efficiency
• Mentor junior team members and provide guidance on cloud architecture, containerization, and automation
• Provides advanced level technical support and ensures reliable operation of cloud production. Troubleshoots software systems on multiple cloud computing platforms and system integration into existing cloud computing platforms.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or related roles
• Strong experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures (required)
• Hands-on experience with Docker and orchestration platforms such as ECS and/or Kubernetes (required)
• Experience with serverless architectures and modern cloud design patterns
• Strong programming and automation skills using Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Experience with observability or monitoring platforms (logs, metrics, tracing) preferred
• Hands-on Experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices
• Experience with OpenTelemetry, observability architectures, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, including alerting strategies, service health monitoring, and SLI/SLO-driven operations preferred.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams

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.