Vanguard

Senior Database Engineering Specialist, Cloud Migration and Platform Resiliency

Full-time · Wayne, PA
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Mid-level · 5+ yrs exp

Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree or related field

Experience: 5+ years

Skills & tools

OperationsTeam LeadershipSQLTroubleshootingRoot Cause AnalysisSecurityManagement
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Full job description

  • 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:

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