Vanguard

Senior Cloud Security Engineer

Vanguard
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2 days ago
Charlotte, NC, USA or Dallas, TX, USASenior

Responsibilities

  • Define and own technical architecture for CSPM tooling, automation platforms, and integration frameworks across thousands of cloud accounts and business units.
  • Design event-driven pipelines, API contracts, data models, service boundaries, and data ownership patterns for security finding workflows.
  • Architect fault-tolerant, auditable auto-remediation and shift-left enforcement systems at organizational scale.
  • Evaluate tooling, frameworks, and integration patterns for connecting CSPM systems with enterprise infrastructure.
  • Partner with Platform, DevOps, SRE, and application security teams on shared interfaces, data contracts, and remediation workflows.
  • Lead technical design reviews, mentor engineers, and establish standards for code quality, system thinking, and operational readiness.
  • Shape the roadmap for AI-assisted security capabilities using machine learning and LLM-based automation.

Requirements

  • At least five years of related work experience, with two years of cloud security experience preferred.
  • Undergraduate degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Production-grade proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript.
  • Strong background in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, API design, and observability.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one of AWS, GCP, or Azure, including organization-wide account structures, landing zones, cross-account security patterns, and IAM at scale.
  • Track record of influencing technical direction beyond the immediate team.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model designed to provide flexibility alongside in-person learning, collaboration, and connection.
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About Vanguard

10,000+ employees

Vanguard is an investment management company offering low-cost index and active mutual funds, ETFs, brokerage, retirement plans, and financial advice for individual, institutional, and advisor clients. Founded in 1975 by John C. Bogle and headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, it operates a client-owned structure in which its funds own the firm. Its business model centers on asset-based management and advisory fees.

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