DevOps / Automation Platform Engineer

As our Workplace platforms continue to scale and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) becomes critical to how we deliver change, we are looking for a DevOps / Automation Platform Engineer to help take our automation and delivery practices into the future. This role focuses on building, maturing, and teaching Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD practices across GTO, enabling Workplace engineering teams to manage endpoints and collaboration platforms reliably, safely, and at scale. The ideal candidate brings strong development skills, practical systems/platform experience, and a passion for standardization and automation-first engineering.

This Hybrid Role (in office Tues-Wed-Thurs) is based in: Wayne, PA, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX or Charlotte, NC.

In this role, you will:

• Build and mature Infrastructure as Code practices across Workplace platforms using Terraform and Atmos, enabling teams to manage systems "as code."

• Design and operate CI/CD pipelines (primarily GitHub Actions) aligned to GTO standards, including quality gates, promotion patterns, and deployment safety mechanisms.

• Identify, evaluate, and operationalize Terraform providers and integrations for Workplace platforms; guide teams on provider usage, patterns, and lifecycle management.

• Onboard platform teams to Terraform/Atmos and GitHub-based delivery, including repository structure, workflow templates, environment strategy, and guardrails.

• Create shared automation frameworks and self-service tooling to reduce manual operational work and improve delivery speed and consistency.

• Develop integrations and automation services using APIs and scripting (PowerShell/Python) across endpoint, mobility, VDI, and Microsoft 365 platforms.

• Improve release quality and platform stability through automated validation, testing patterns, observability, and disciplined release governance.

• Partner closely with platform engineers, security, infrastructure, and networking teams to embed automation-first practices and standard engineering patterns.

• This role is also expected to challenge the status quo, drive process improvements, and champion a strong DevOps and engineering culture across Workplace Engineering.

Technical Requirements:

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps).

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Atmos, or similar frameworks).

• Proficiency in software development

• Experience integrating systems using REST APIs.

• Solid understanding of Git-based workflows, code review, and reusable modules/templates.

• Familiarity with monitoring, telemetry, and operational observability concepts.

• Experience supporting enterprise endpoint or collaboration platforms is a plus (Windows, macOS, MDM, VDI, Microsoft 365).

What it takes:

• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in DevOps, automation, or platform engineering roles.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work across teams, influence standards, and enable others through documentation and coaching.

• Willingness to be learn and work with various languages.

• Strong planning, organization, and delivery discipline.

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.