Senior Reliability Engineer

We are seeking an experienced engineer with broad, end-to-end software development experience, including operating applications in a microservices environment in production at scale. This role goes beyond feature implementation - it requires someone who can design, build, and support resilient systems from the ground up.

As a Senior Reliability Engineer at Vanguard, you will play a critical role in solving impactful operational problems. You are curious and take a proactive approach to identifying problems and making improvements. You balance innovative thinking with pragmatism and understand the long-term impacts of technical decisions. You communicate complex ideas clearly and collaborate effectively to deliver scalable solutions.

Core Responsibilities

• Improve resiliency engineering practices across platforms and applications, including r esilient application design patterns, s ystem observability and d eployment strategies
• Incident detection, troubleshooting, and resolution.
• Develop automation for incident response and infrastructure management
• Develop and support OpenTelemetry integrations for multiple application platforms (browser, ECS, lambda, etc) and languages (JavaScript, Java)
• Contribute to architectural decisions and support implementation of solutions.

• Expertise in JavaScript (server-side and client-side execution environments) or Java.
• Working knowledge of Python (or similar scripting language)
• Strong knowledge of resiliency engineering techniques for both platforms and applications.
• Experience troubleshooting complex production issues and implementing effective mitigations.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with OpenTelemetry specification and core APIs.
• Practical experience developing and operating software in distributed systems environments.

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.", "salary_raw": "Row(double=None, string=None)"}