Platform Engineer, Specialist

Archer; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, collaborating with Vanguard, seeks a technologist at the intersection of advertising, marketing, and technology to partner across teams and deliver impactful solutions.

The role involves planning, implementing, and supporting advertising technology platforms, consulting on measurement and data strategy, and mentoring junior engineers. The position emphasizes hybrid work, collaboration, and delivering reliable technology for marketing initiatives.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy technology platforms that support evolving business needs, identifying opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and overall platform effectiveness.
• Provide advanced technical support for complex production environments, diagnosing and resolving hardware and software issues across multiple platforms and technology domains.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, best practices, and documentation to support consistent and reliable platform operations.
• Evaluate technologies and vendor solutions, providing informed recommendations on new technologies, products, and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the promotion of code across development, test, and production environments, including change control documentation and post-production support.
• Build a strong understanding of business functions and requirements, working with stakeholders to identify the most appropriate technical solutions for their needs.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor to more junior team members, providing guidance on processes, releases, troubleshooting, and complex technical issues.
• Support system administration and systems analysis activities, including requirements analysis, technical design, and logical and physical system design.
• Contribute technical content to project deliverables and maintain clear, accurate documentation for the team.
• Participate in special projects and other initiatives that support the continued evolution of the technology environment.

Skills

Five years exp

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Archer is collaborating with Vanguard to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Position Overview

We're looking for a talented technologist who is interested in the intersection of advertising, marketing, and technology and enjoys partnering across teams to deliver impactful solutions.

Highlights Of The Role

• Partner with marketing teams and work with technologies such as OneTrust (cookie consent), Google Campaign Manager (DoubleClick), ObservePoint (tag auditing), social media platforms, and other advertising technologies.
• Provide operational, implementation, and project support to advance Vanguard's portfolio of marketing and advertising technology solutions.
• Consult on advertising measurement, technology rollouts, data strategy, and reporting.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy technology platforms that support evolving business needs, identifying opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and overall platform effectiveness.
• Provide advanced technical support for complex production environments, diagnosing and resolving hardware and software issues across multiple platforms and technology domains.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, best practices, and documentation to support consistent and reliable platform operations.
• Evaluate technologies and vendor solutions, providing informed recommendations on new technologies, products, and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the promotion of code across development, test, and production environments, including change control documentation and post-production support.
• Build a strong understanding of business functions and requirements, working with stakeholders to identify the most appropriate technical solutions for their needs.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor to more junior team members, providing guidance on processes, releases, troubleshooting, and complex technical issues.
• Support system administration and systems analysis activities, including requirements analysis, technical design, and logical and physical system design.
• Contribute technical content to project deliverables and maintain clear, accurate documentation for the team.
• Participate in special projects and other initiatives that support the continued evolution of the technology environment.

Qualifications

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

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.