Core Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a high-performing cloud engineering team. Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development to team members. Assess performance and make informed compensation decisions in accordance with HR policies and procedures.

• Lead a team responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing cloud platform capabilities across Vanguard's cloud environment.

• Drive adoption of automation and AI-enabled solutions to improve operational efficiency, engineering productivity, and cloud management practices.

• Partner with Platform Engineering, Architecture, DevOps, Infrastructure, Application Development, and other stakeholders to design and implement scalable cloud solutions.

• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and operating models that enable reliable and efficient cloud operations.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on cloud performance, availability, resiliency, and operational excellence.

• Develop and monitor metrics, KPIs, and OKRs that measure platform reliability, team effectiveness, and engineering outcomes.

• Collaborate with platform and engineering teams to improve visibility, operational insights, and overall cloud maturity.

• Lead cloud modernization initiatives and support adoption of emerging technologies and engineering practices.

• Build strong partnerships across technology teams to prioritize work, remove obstacles, and deliver business value.

• Stay current on industry trends, cloud technologies, AI capabilities, and platform engineering best practices.

Education & Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience required, including experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technology functions.

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a track record of building and leading high-performing teams.

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and a strong understanding of cloud platforms, architecture, and engineering best practices.

• Experience leading technical initiatives in large-scale enterprise environments.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to drive complex technical decisions.

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, automation frameworks, and cloud-native technologies.

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.

Qualifications that make an impact:

• Experience with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, or other AI-assisted engineering tools.

• Demonstrated passion for continuous learning and technology innovation.

• Experience leading structured process improvement initiatives.

• Experience with cloud automation, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.

• Knowledge of Kubernetes, container platforms, and cloud-native technologies.

• Experience operating and optimizing enterprise cloud platforms.

• Experience building engineering roadmaps and leading transformational technology initiatives.

• Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, observability, and operational excellence practices.

• Experience developing engineering metrics and leveraging data to drive decision-making.