Azure Platform Engineer, Assistant Vice President

Overview

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 who is passionate about cloud engineering, embraces automation, and thrives in a collaborative environment where innovation, reliability, and security are paramount.

• Platform Design & Engineering – design, build, and operate secure, scalable, and resilient Azure platform capabilities; partner with platform architects to define component responsibilities and ensure services meet current and future business needs; leverage native Azure services to meet performance, availability, resiliency, and regulatory requirements.
• Azure Service Enablement & Governance – enable Azure services and platform capabilities based on use‑case‑driven requirements; drive identity, access management, configuration management, and monitoring strategies; ensure platform designs adhere to security‑by‑design and least‑privilege principles.
• Infrastructure as Code & Automation – develop and maintain IaC (Terraform) and scripting solutions to automate deployment of Azure resource stacks and configurations; create automation across all phases of the SDLC, including provisioning, configuration, validation, monitoring, and lifecycle management; continuously improve platform automation for 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 testers and quality engineers to ensure the platform supports automated and manual testing.
• Operations, Monitoring & Support – monitor platform health, proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues identified through monitoring tools and enterprise ticketing systems; document incidents thoroughly, including root‑cause analysis and resolution steps; contribute to continual improvement of operational processes, observability, and platform reliability.
• Continuous Improvement – drive improvements in architecture, automation, security, governance, and operational excellence; identify opportunities to standardize, simplify, and modernize Azure platform components; enhance CI/CD pipelines and operational tooling; use insights to strengthen platform resiliency, observability, and self‑healing capabilities; stay current with Azure innovations and best practices.

• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure IaaS in enterprise‑scale environments.
• Automation‑first mindset and a passion for building repeatable, reliable, and resilient solutions.
• Proven experience designing and delivering hybrid solutions across on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Deep understanding of cloud‑native architecture patterns, platform design principles, and Dev Ops practices with a focus on IaC (Terraform).
• Ability to apply IaC principles to standardize deployments, enforce governance, and improve operational efficiency.
• Strong learning mindset, quick adoption of new technologies, and a fast‑paced environment.
• Self‑motivated team player with ownership, accountability, and a drive to complete work.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration across teams and timely escalation of risks.

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