ECS Platform Engineer

About the role

The Kubernetes Junior Cloud Engineer contributes to Vanguard’s Kubernetes agenda through the buildout and support of the Kubernetes platform at Vanguard, and associated tools and add-ons, including ArgoCD, Karpenter, Amazon Managed Prometheus, OPA Gatekeeper, and others. This platform is a key part of Vanguard's managed cloud platforms, alongside ECS and our Lambda team (FaaS), and is the primary platform used for third-party and AI applications, among others.

Responsibilities

• Provide junior level IT services and direction for critical platform operational projects.
• Provides technical expertise and completes medium-to-complex development, design, and implementation, and maintenance activities.
• Ensure the viability of IT deliverables.
• Approver on team PRs.
• Conduct testing, including functionality, technical limitations, and security.
• Identify potential solutions and provide insights on technical solutions proposed by team members.
• Elevate complex technical issues to tech leads, architects, and IT experts.
• Resolve technical problems discovered by internal clients.
• Respond to and resolve technical issues in a timely manner.
• Research issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Communicate with key stakeholders on project issues and implications.
• Evaluate the impacts of change requests on technologies and effectively persuade and influence others on ideas.
• Maintain a current and working knowledge of IT development methodology, architecture design, and technical standards.
• Mentor IT staff and identify training needs.
• Review and collaborate on documentation and diagrams created by IT team members.
• Write documentation, including technical standards and processes.
• Identify opportunities for continuous quality improvement of technical standards, methodologies, and technologies.
• Participate in design, code, and test inspections throughout product life cycle to identify issues.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years related work experience, with at least 1 year of platform operation or development experience.
• Familiarity with AWS core concepts and services.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Strong core development skills and problem-solving skills.
• Disposition for proactive solutioning with a preference for automation.
• Experience with modern software practices and automation.
• Experience with a scripting language, preferably Python/Go.
• Ability to troubleshoot effectively throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ability to self-train on emerging technologies and share what you learn with others.
• Eye on reducing Developer Cognitive Load.
• Passion for Cloud Native Observability and Resiliency Engineering.
• Experience building applications and services using AWS or Kubernetes.
• Collaborative - Learn & Teach mindset.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years related work experience, with at least 1 year of platform operation or development experience.
• Familiarity with AWS core concepts and services.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Strong core development skills and problem-solving skills.
• Disposition for proactive solutioning with a preference for automation.
• Experience with modern software practices and automation.
• Experience with a scripting language, preferably Python/Go.
• Ability to troubleshoot effectively throughout the development lifecycle.
• Ability to self-train on emerging technologies and share what you learn with others.
• Eye on reducing Developer Cognitive Load.
• Passion for Cloud Native Observability and Resiliency Engineering.
• Experience building applications and services using AWS or Kubernetes.
• Collaborative - Learn & Teach mindset.

Skills

• Scripting languages (Python/Go).
• Automation.
• Testing and debugging.
• Cloud native observability and resiliency engineering.
• Collaboration and mentoring.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Employee recognition and rewards.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hybrid work schedule is offered, combining remote and in-office work.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Employee recognition and rewards.

Special Factors

Sponsorship: Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.