About the role
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.
Qualifications
* Minimum of eight years related work experience. * Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience. * 5+ years of relevant experience in infrastructure, cloud operations, DevOps, SRE, Linux engineering, or a related technical discipline, including experience leading technical teams. * Demonstrated Linux systems administration and troubleshooting experience in production environments. * Experience managing or supporting workloads and infrastructure in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or a comparable hyperscale cloud environment, with the ability to apply cloud infrastructure concepts to GCP. * Experience leading production operations involving monitoring, alerts, incident management, infrastructure provisioning, availability, and service reliability. * Ability to provide credible technical direction while coaching, developing, and managing infrastructure or cloud 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 supporting infrastructure operations at global or large-enterprise scale, preferred. * 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.
Special Factors
* The team operates within a 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. operational coverage model; this role is expected to provide leadership during its assigned coverage and respond effectively when production incidents occur. * The team is geographically distributed across multiple U.S. locations, Australia, and India. * Vanguard is not offering sponsorship for this role
Special Factors
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.