The FaaS (Functions as a Service) Platform team builds and operates Vanguard’s enterprise serverless computing platform, enabling teams to deploy event-driven applications with managed infrastructure, security, and integrations.
Built on AWS Lambda, the platform provides standardized, self-service capabilities that abstract cloud complexity and accelerate delivery across the enterprise. The team focuses on scalability, reliability, security, and improving developer experience through reusable infrastructure and tooling.
As a TS01 Cloud Engineer, you will contribute to the design, development, and support of the FaaS platform. You will work on moderately to highly complex team assignments, partnering with engineers to deliver platform capabilities and improve operational excellence.
You are a strong individual contributor focused on building technical proficiency, collaborating across teams, and aligning your work to platform and department goals.
This role is ideal for engineers who are growing their cloud and platform engineering skills and want to deepen their experience in serverless architectures.
Contribute to the development of event-driven, serverless solutions on AWS Lambda
Support platform reliability, scalability, and operational excellence through coding, testing, and monitoring
Build and enhance reusable infrastructure, tooling, and platform capabilities
Troubleshoot issues and resolve problems using established practices and team guidance
Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and stakeholders across the department
Participate in on-call rotation and support production systems
Contribute to documentation and continuously improve developer experience
Actively engage in team discussions, share ideas, and provide feedback
Foundational knowledge of AWS, with exposure to Lambda or cloud-based development
Experience in software development, Python required; Node or Java nice to have
Basic understanding of APIs, HTTP patterns, and event-driven concepts
Familiarity with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and testing practices
Exposure to infrastructure as code, such as CloudFormation
Interest in building internal platforms or shared services
Willingness to learn about developer experience, self-service tooling, and reusable patterns
Exposure to monitoring, logging, and production support practices
Strong team player who contributes to team goals and supports peers
Comfortable sharing ideas and asking questions in team settings
Demonstrates accountability for assigned work and commitments
Actively seeks feedback and applies it to improve
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.
Join us as we celebrate 50 years of empowering our 50 million investor-owners.* Since our founding in 1975, we’ve been on a mission to help investors achieve their goals.
With no outside shareholders to answer to, we make decisions—including keeping investing costs as low as possible—with our clients’ needs in mind. Whether you’re investing for your first house, college for your kids, or a comfortable retirement, you can be confident we’re on your side.
We are a community that thinks—and feels—differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Let’s celebrate 50 years together.
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*As of January 2025
