Senior Database Engineering Specialist, Cloud Migration and Platform Resiliency

Core Responsibilities

• Design, engineer, and support cloud-based database platforms that enable secure, scalable, and resilient business solutions.
• Lead and contribute to database modernization and cloud migration initiatives, helping transition critical workloads from on-premises environments to cloud-native platforms.
• Partner with application teams, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to define database architecture, platform standards, and long-term technology strategies.
• Drive improvements in platform resiliency, performance, availability, observability, disaster recovery, and operational excellence across enterprise database environments.
• Provide technical leadership and consultation on cloud-based relational and non-relational database technologies, identifying opportunities to optimize scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.
• Support complex production environments through advanced troubleshooting, incident response, and root cause analysis while helping ensure platform stability and service reliability.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices, automation opportunities, governance standards, and operational processes aligned with Vanguard's cloud strategy.
• Mentor engineers and operations teams by sharing technical expertise and enabling successful adoption of modern database platforms and services.
• Evaluate emerging database technologies and contribute to strategic decisions regarding platform direction, architecture, and modernization roadmaps.

• 5+ years of experience in database engineering, database administration, data modeling, application development, business systems analysis, or related enterprise data platform roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of database architecture, logical and physical data modeling, performance tuning, and platform optimization.
• Experience supporting cloud migration, data modernization, and database transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex database, data integration, migration, and conversion issues.
• Knowledge of database security, governance, compliance, and data integrity best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management, strategic thinking, and operational execution skills.

• Expert-level experience with cloud-based relational and non-relational database technologies, including:
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Oracle
• Aurora
• DynamoDB
• Neptune

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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.

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.