Hybrid Cloud Observability Platform Engineer

Vanguard; Town of Charlotte (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in the United States is seeking a Cloud/Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate observability-focused cloud platforms. The role emphasizes AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, serverless, and IaC to accelerate development velocity.

Hybrid schedule: Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in Malvern, PA; Charlotte, NC; or Dallas, TX. Collaborate with engineering teams to promote observability best practices and ensure high availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in cloud or platform engineering.
• 3+ years experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and orchestration platforms such as ECS and/or Kubernetes.
• 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) with tools such as Splunk, Honeycomb, OpenTelemetry or CloudWatch preferred.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices.

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.
• Provides advanced level technical support and ensures reliable operation of cloud production across multiple cloud platforms.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python scripting

Observability tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

ECS

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

CloudWatch

Honeycomb

Job description

Vanguard in the United States is seeking a Cloud/Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate observability-focused cloud platforms. The role emphasizes AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, serverless, and IaC to accelerate development velocity.

Hybrid schedule: Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in Malvern, PA; Charlotte, NC; or Dallas, TX. Collaborate with engineering teams to promote observability best practices and ensure high availability.