Senior Cloud & AI Engineer - AWS Bedrock

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect/Engineer to design, develop, and operate cloud-native AI-enabled solutions. You will implement IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation, build reusable platform services, and collaborate across product and engineering teams in a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities include designing scalable cloud architectures, integrating AI capabilities with enterprise platforms, and ensuring security and governance.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of experience designing and developing solutions on AWS.
• Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, containerization, and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Node.js.
• Experience building Generative AI applications using AWS Bedrock, LLMs, prompt engineering, and RAG architectures.
• Experience integrating cloud and AI solutions with enterprise applications, APIs, and data platforms.
• Demonstrated experience working in Agile delivery frameworks such as Scrum or SAFe.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support AWS-based cloud solutions using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation), automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Build reusable platform services, APIs, and cloud-native components to accelerate delivery and efficiency.
• Design and implement agentic AI solutions using AWS Bedrock, LLMs, RAG, and multi-agent orchestration frameworks.
• Integrate AI capabilities, cloud services, and enterprise platforms for intelligent automation and better user experiences.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to identify high-value cloud/AI use cases.
• Ensure solutions meet security, governance, compliance, reliability, and performance standards.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and continuous delivery practices.
• Monitor applications, resolve production issues, and implement continuous improvements.
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Programming languages

CI/CD & DevOps

Agile delivery

Generative AI

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS Bedrock

LangGraph

RAG architectures

Vector databases

Job description

Vanguard in Charlotte, NC seeks an experienced AWS Cloud Architect/Engineer to design, develop, and operate cloud-native AI-enabled solutions. You will implement IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation, build reusable platform services, and collaborate across product and engineering teams in a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities include designing scalable cloud architectures, integrating AI capabilities with enterprise platforms, and ensuring security and governance.