Azure Platform Engineer

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced Azure Platform Engineer with a strong engineering background to join our Platform Engineering team in the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE). In this position, you will play an important role in designing, building, managing, and enhancing Azure platform capabilities to support secure, compliant, and scalable workloads across State Street.

You will be instrumental in building the Azure foundation by establishing platform standards, reusable infrastructure patterns, and automation-focused solutions that meet enterprise security, governance, and regulatory needs. This role requires a strong engineering mindset, deep understanding of Azure cloud concepts, and hands-on experience in delivering production-grade platform solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

The ideal candidate is a problem solver and platform builder, someone who is passionate about cloud engineering, embraces automation, and thrives in a collaborative environment where innovation, reliability, and security are paramount.

What you will be responsible for

As an Azure Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and operating secure, scalable, and resilient Azure platform capabilities that enable application teams to deploy and operate workloads confidently within State Street’s cloud ecosystem.

Your responsibilities will span platform architecture, service enablement, automation, operations, and collaboration, with a strong focus on engineering excellence and cloud best practices.

Platform Design & Engineering

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure Azure infrastructure solutions aligned with enterprise security, governance, and resiliency standards.
• Partner closely with platform architects to define component responsibilities, drive platform evolution, and ensure platform services meet current and future business needs.
• Leverage native Azure services to meet the firm’s performance, availability, resiliency, and regulatory requirements.

Azure Service Enablement & Governance

• Enable Azure services and platform capabilities based on use‑case‑driven requirements, ensuring standardized, compliant, and reusable implementations.
• Drive identity, access management, configuration management, and monitoring strategies across the Azure platform.
• Ensure platform designs adhere to security-by-design and least-privilege principles.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and scripting languages to automate deployment of Azure resource stacks and configurations.
• Create automation solutions across all phases of the SDLC, including provisioning, configuration, validation, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Continuously improve platform automation to enhance reliability, repeatability, and operational efficiency.

Collaboration & Workload Enablement

• Collaborate closely with software development leads and application teams to understand workload requirements and guide them on optimal use of Azure services.
• Provide architectural guidance to help teams optimize for performance, cost efficiency, scalability, and architectural flexibility.
• Work with software testers and quality engineers to ensure the platform supports both automated and manual testing needs.

Operations, Monitoring & Support

• Monitor platform health and proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues identified through monitoring tools and enterprise ticketing systems.
• Ensure issues are fully documented, including root cause analysis, actions taken, and clear resolution steps.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes, observability, and platform reliability.

Continuous Improvement

• Actively contribute to the continuous evolution of the Azure platform, driving improvements in architecture, automation, security, governance, and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify, and modernize Azure platform components, reusable modules, and service enablement patterns.
• Continuously enhance Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling to improve deployment consistency, reliability, and speed.
• Leverage operational insights, monitoring data, and incident learnings to strengthen platform resiliency, observability, and self‑healing capabilities.
• Stay current with Azure service innovations, cloud-native patterns, and industry best practices, and proactively assess their applicability to the enterprise platform.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of platform standards, reference architectures, guardrails, and engineering best practices within the Cloud Center of Excellence.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, automation-first thinking, and continuous learning within the Azure Platform Engineering team.
• Support ongoing efforts to improve developer experience, cost optimization, and platform scalability, enabling application teams to move faster while remaining secure and compliant.

What we value

The following skills and attributes will help you succeed and thrive in this role:

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure IaaS in enterprise-scale environments, enabling secure, compliant, and scalable cloud platforms.
• An automation-first, engineering mindset, with a passion for building repeatable, reliable, and resilient solutions rather than manual processes.
• Proven experience designing and delivering hybrid solutions across on‑premises and cloud environments for large, complex enterprises.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns, platform design principles, and DevOps practices, with a strong emphasis on Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Ability to apply IaC principles (Terraform) to standardize deployments, enforce governance, and improve operational efficiency.
• A strong learning mindset with the openness and ability to quickly adopt new technologies, tools, and cloud services in a fast‑paced environment.
• Self-motivated and passionate team player who takes ownership, demonstrates accountability, and consistently drives work to completion.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas, collaborate across teams, and proactively escalate risks or issues in a timely and constructive manner.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• 8+ years of hands‑on IT experience, including 5+ years designing, implementing, and supporting Azure environments at enterprise scale
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery models and modern SDLC practices
• Proven experience with CI/CD and SDLC tooling, such as Azure DevOps (ADO), Harness, ServiceNow, and related platforms
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, with strong grounding in cloud‑native architecture patterns and DevOps / Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles
• Hands‑on experience across one or more of the following Azure domains:
  • Core IaaS: Compute, Storage, Networking, High Availability
  • Azure PaaS: Azure Key Vault, AKS, Event Hubs, Azure AD
  • Data Platforms: Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Cosmos DB
• Strong programming and scripting skills using Python, Shell scripting, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and related tools
• Demonstrated experience designing, coding, and deploying Terraform and/or ARM templates, including full‑stack automation and Azure service enablement
• Solid understanding of Azure governance and best practices, including Azure Policy, RBAC, networking architectures, cost management, and compliance controls
• Working knowledge of authentication protocols, SSL/TLS communication, and automated unit and integration testing
• Experience with cost optimization, compliance posture improvement, and emerging Azure capabilities (e.g., Azure OpenAI) is an advantage
• Ability to produce well‑documented, compliant design artifacts aligned with enterprise and regulatory standards
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Financial services or regulated industry experience is a strong plus
• Relevant Azure and cloud certifications are strongly preferred

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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