Provides advanced level technical support for complex projects. Troubleshoots, diagnoses, and resolves hardware or software issues that span multiple technology domains, as elevated from the team. Develops technical standards and documentation.

Summary

Were looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to build and scale a next-generation AI-ready data platform within our Enterprise Data Storage Engineering team. Youll work on large-scale, distributed cloud systems that power data and AI workloads across the enterprisedesigning high-performance storage platforms, enabling analytics, and supporting intelligent applications. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy building software-driven platforms, not just managing infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, distributed data platforms on AWS supporting AI and analytics workloads

• Develop and optimize modern data storage systems using technologies like Apache Iceberg and Databricks

• Build cloud-native platform services and applications, primarily in Python

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows using GitHub

• Operate and improve production cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across data platforms, infrastructure, and applications

• Implement automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions to improve scalability and efficiency

• Optimize storage performance, data access patterns, and system throughput

• Contribute to disaster recovery, backup strategies, and system resilience

• Establish and enforce engineering standards, configuration best practices, and operational processes

• Partner with engineering and product teams to deliver quarterly platform capabilities and roadmap initiatives

• Mentor engineers and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative team environment

• Work with modern AI-assisted development tools including Copilot and Claude Code

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years related work experience in platform, cloud or infrastructure engineering

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

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS

• Experience building or supporting data storage platforms (Apache Iceberg, Databricks, or similar)

• Strong programming skills in Python; Java is a plus

• Experience building software applications and platform services

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and GitHub workflows

• Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalable data storage environments

• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-system production issues

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a missionwe'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.