Engineering Manager, Site Reliability

Core ResponsibilitiesLead, coach, and develop a team of engineers by setting clear expectations, providing feedback, supporting career growth, and strengthening team delivery.Lead the technical direction and delivery of reliability platform capabilities, including automation, engineering enablement tools, reusable frameworks, and solutions that improve software resilience, quality, and developer productivity.Partner with architects and senior engineers to shape solution design, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and ensure the team’s platforms are scalable, maintainable, secure, and adoptable across multiple product families.Stay technically engaged by reviewing technical approaches, challenging assumptions, contributing to design discussions, and selectively participating in high-leverage technical discovery or implementation.Partner with product leaders, engineering leaders, architects, and stakeholders to clarify priorities, align expectations, and drive adoption of shared capabilities.Own team outcomes by prioritizing work effectively, surfacing risks early, managing dependencies, and ensuring commitments are delivered reliably.Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, including AI-augmented engineering workflows, automation, testability, maintainability, observability, CI/CD, operational awareness, and sound software design.Develop senior engineers by creating growth opportunities and coaching them as they expand their collaboration, ownership, influence, and leadership capabilities.Foster a culture of trust, learning, accountability, and continuous improvement so the team operates cohesively and delivers meaningful outcomes.Participate in departmental planning, staffing discussions, engineering effectiveness initiatives, special projects, and performs other duties as assigned.QualificationsMinimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience.Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.Preferred SkillsExperience in software engineering, platform engineering, cloud technologies (AWS preferred), and developer productivity.Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team delivery.Experience building or supporting shared engineering platforms, automation solutions, and developer enablement capabilities.Familiarity with AI-enabled engineering tools and automation that improve software delivery and operational efficiency.Strong technical judgment with the ability to influence engineering direction and guide sound technical decisions.Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, automation frameworks, and developer tooling.Experience in observability, resilience, reliability engineering, and production readiness practices.Special FactorsSponsorshipVanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.About VanguardAt 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 WorkVanguard 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.SummaryLocation: Malvern, PAType: Full time