CMDB Operations and Infrastructure Engineer

Vanguard

Vanguard

Other Engineering, Operations

Dallas, TX, USA

Posted on May 15, 2026
Core Responsibilities


  • Provide daily operational support for CMDB processes covering infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise platforms.
  • Support and maintain ServiceNow Discovery across on‑prem and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Monitor discovery health, ingestion pipelines, reconciliation rules, and data flows to ensure accurate CMDB population.
  • Perform operational triage, remediation, and root cause analysis for CMDB data gaps, integration failures, or ingestion anomalies.
  • Manage and support integrations with existing and new tools, including asset and security platforms (e.g., JAMF, Akamai, Imperva, Wiz, Kong, CrowdStrike).
  • Support onboarding and sustainment of new technologies and AI‑enabled capabilities from an operational perspective.
  • Act as first-line operational support, escalating complex issues and partnering with senior engineers as needed.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, application, and platform teams to onboard assets and validate relationships.
  • Support platform upgrades, patches, monitoring, and performance optimization.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, diagrams, and troubleshooting guides.


Why This Role Matters


  • Stabilizes and scales enterprise CMDB operations
  • Enables faster onboarding of new tools and discovery sources
  • Improves data quality supporting audits, risk management, and IT service operations
  • Preserves senior engineering capacity for innovation and transformation initiatives


Qualifications


  • Minimum of five years related work experience.
  • Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
  • Foundational experience in IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, systems administration, or platform support.
  • Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with ServiceNow, ITSM concepts, and CMDB principles.
  • Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
  • Experience supporting or integrating enterprise tools across infrastructure, asset management, or security domains.
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and operational problem‑solving skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a governed, standards‑driven environment.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills.


Preferred / Nice To Have


  • ServiceNow certifications (System Administrator, Discovery) or willingness to obtain.
  • ITIL Foundation certification or familiarity with ITIL practices.
  • Exposure to additional enterprise tools (e.g., JAMF, Akamai, Wiz, Imperva, CrowdStrike).
  • Experience supporting discovery, data normalization, and configuration governance at scale.


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.