Vanguard
CloudEngineer–TechLead(FaaSPlatform)
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“Cloud Engineer – Tech Lead (FaaS Platform) at Vanguard. Skills: FaaS Platform, Serverless, AWS, Platform Engineering. Drive design of serverless solutions. Drive delivery of serverless solutions”
Industry & Context.
No visa sponsorship
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Eight years related work experience, Undergraduate degree or equivalent, Deep AWS experience, Experience with software development, Knowledge of infrastructure as code, Experience building distributed systems, Understanding of cloud security, Experience with observability, Experience supporting production systems
Nice to Have
Node experience, Java experience, Experience with HTTP and Web patterns
What You'll Do.
Drive design of serverless solutions
Drive delivery of serverless solutions
Guide reliability strategies
Guide scalability strategies
Guide multi-region strategies
Deliver complex work through others
Elevate technical capability
Partner with security teams
Partner with compliance teams
Partner with engineering teams
Improve developer experience
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional stakeholders; Security teams; Compliance teams; Engineering teams
Full Job Description
**Core Responsibilities** * Drive design and delivery of event-driven, serverless solutions * Guide reliability, scalability, and multi-region strategies * Deliver complex work through others while remaining hands-on * Mentor engineers and elevate technical capability across the team * Partner with security, compliance, and engineering teams * Improve developer experience through platform capabilities, tooling, and documentation **Qualifications** * Minimum of eight years related work experience. * Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience. * Deep AWS experience, including Lambda and event-driven architectures * Experience with software development. Languages needed: Python, Node (nice to have), Java (nice to have) * Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code and reusable platform patterns * Experience building and operating distributed, highly available systems * Understanding of cloud security, IAM, and enterprise compliance * Experience with observability, monitoring, and production operations * Knowledge of HTTP and Web patterns (nice to have: strong experience **Platform Engineering** * Experience building or operating internal platforms or developer tooling * Strong focus on self-service capabilities and developer experience * Experience supporting production systems with on-call accountability **Technical Leadership** * Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives * Experience mentoring engineers and guiding technical direction * Strong collaboration across cross-functional stakeholders * Ability to influence decisions beyond immediate team **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
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