Cloud Engineer, Specialist (AWS/Azure)

This opportunity follows a hybrid scheduled of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday onsite (required) in either Malvern, PA or Charlotte, NC.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and support cloud-based integration and data transmission solutions using AWS services and modern development practices.
• Provide intermediate-level Data Transmission Services (DTS), including the setup, support, monitoring, and troubleshooting of external data transmissions for business clients.
• Diagnose, debug, and resolve complextransmission issues and incidents, ensuring timelyrestoration of service in line with established service level objectives. Ability to review complex technical issues and effectively communicate findings, recommendations and risks with Leadership as required.
• Develop and maintainautomation, tooling, and services that enable secure and reliable data exchange with external partners.
• Implement solutions using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to ensure repeatable, scalable, and well-governed deployments.
• Modernize legacy MFT and batch-based integrations toward API-driven, event-based, and serverless patterns where appropriate.
• Partner with internal application teams, security, networking, business, and external partners to design optimalintegration architectures.
• Support production data transmission environments, including participation in an on-callsupport rotation to maintainthe availability and stability of critical transmission services and supporting platforms.
• Adhere to established DTS policies, standards, and operating procedures, and contribute to the creation, review, and enhancement of documentation and runbooks where gaps are identified.
• Influencetoarchitectural discussions, technical documentation, and coding standards.
• Ensure solutions meet Vanguard security, risk, and compliance requirements, including encryption, authentication, logging, and monitoring.
• Actively participatein modernization initiatives and proof-of-concepts aligned to Vanguard’s Technology strategy.
• Participate in special projects, and other initiatives and duties as assigned.
• Provide technical guidance, leadership, and mentorship to engineers through design reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting guidance, and knowledge-sharing initiatives that elevate team capabilities.

Experience Required:

• Experience modernizing legacy MFT or batch-based integrations to cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with Axway B2Bi, Sterling Connect: Direct, AWS Transfer Family, or similar platforms, in hybrid or cloud (AWS/Azure) platforms.
• Knowledge of scripting and programming(Python, Shell, Java, SQL)
• Foundational understanding of ITIL Framework and familiarity with ServiceNow or similar platforms.
• Experience building or consuming REST APIs and event-driven integrations.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Experience working with mainframe technology.
• Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments (financial services a plus).
• Exposure to observability tools (logging, tracing, metrics) in cloud environments.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to commute to the office (Hybrid 3 days/week)
• Ability to work on-call rotational off-hour coverage

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5+ years related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

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.