Senior Cloud Ops & SRE Lead (GCP, Linux)

Vanguard Group; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard in Charlotte is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps/SRE Manager to lead a distributed team of about 10 engineers responsible for Linux and GCP infrastructure operations.

You will oversee production, drive automation, IaC, observability, and resilience across multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP). You will mentor staff and collaborate with security and engineering to maintain uptime and reliability.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field.
• 5+ years in infrastructure, cloud operations, DevOps, SRE, or a related technical discipline, including experience leading technical teams.
• Linux systems administration and troubleshooting in production.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or comparable hyperscale cloud environment.
• Experience leading production operations including monitoring, alerts, incident management, infrastructure provisioning, availability, and service reliability.
• Ability to provide credible technical direction while coaching, developing, and managing engineers.
• Experience with automation, scripting, Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, or related DevOps practices.
• Experience collaborating across distributed teams and operating effectively in a fast-paced production environment.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments, including AWS or Microsoft Azure, preferred.
• Experience supporting AI/ML cloud platforms or services such as Google Gemini, preferred.
• Financial services industry experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and support a geographically distributed team of approximately 10 engineers responsible for Linux and GCP infrastructure operations.
• Oversee daily production operations, including monitoring, alert response, infrastructure provisioning, incident management, and service restoration based on business impact and severity.
• Provide technical leadership across Linux system administration, Google Cloud infrastructure, automation, and cloud operations.
• Guide the team through high-priority incidents, helping engineers troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and pivot quickly as operational needs change.
• Improve the reliability, availability, scalability, security, and operational readiness of cloud and Linux environments.
• Advance DevOps and SRE practices, including automation, Infrastructure as Code, observability, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Support the operational adoption of emerging GCP capabilities, including infrastructure supporting Google Gemini models and related AI-enabled solutions.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, technical mentorship, knowledge sharing, and opportunities to expand cloud expertise.
• Partner with AWS, Azure, engineering, security, and other technology teams to support Vanguard’s broader multi-cloud strategy and operational standards.
• Evaluate operational trends, recurring incidents, and technology opportunities to improve resiliency and reduce manual effort.

Skills

Linux engineering

Cloud operations

DevOps

SRE

Automation

Scripting

Infrastructure as Code

Multi-cloud

AI/ML cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Google Gemini

Job description

Vanguard in Charlotte is seeking an experienced Senior DevOps/SRE Manager to lead a distributed team of about 10 engineers responsible for Linux and GCP infrastructure operations.

You will oversee production, drive automation, IaC, observability, and resilience across multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP). You will mentor staff and collaborate with security and engineering to maintain uptime and reliability.