Job Description

Responsibilities:

Platform Engineering & Architecture

• Design, implement, and support enterprise GCP platform capabilities, including landing zones, organizations, projects, networking, and shared services
• Build scalable, secure, and reusable platform patterns aligned with architecture and security standards
• Support IaaS, PaaS, and serverless GCP services across multiple environments

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines
• Integrate cloud services into automated delivery workflows using GitHub Actions and related tooling
• Develop and maintain reusable modules, pipelines, and platform automation

Security, Governance & Compliance

• Implement and maintain IAM, policy enforcement, firewall rules, and network security controls
• Partner with Security and Governance teams to meet audit, risk, and compliance requirements
• Apply security best practices across identity, networking, data protection, and access management

Operations & Reliability

• Manage, monitor, and operate GCP environments using Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, and alerting
• Provide advanced production support, incident response, and root‑cause analysis
• Drive reliability, performance, and cost optimization improvements using FinOps principles

Collaboration & Enablement

• Partner with application teams to onboard workloads following approved platform patterns
• Maintain architectural, configuration, and operational documentation
• Mentor and guide junior engineers; resolve complex issues escalated by the team

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering roles
• Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform core services
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform
• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines (GitHub or similar)
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and operating systems
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing or operating enterprise cloud landing zones
• Multi‑cloud experience (Azure and/or AWS)
• Kubernetes and container platforms (GKE preferred)
• Experience supporting regulated or security‑sensitive environments
• GCP certifications (Associate or Professional) a plus

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.