Engineer, Platform Engineering & Reliability Specialist (Azure)

As an Engineer, Platform Engineering & Reliability Specialist reporting to the DevOps Manager, you'll play a critical role in building, automating, and operating cloud infrastructure and platform services that support the reliability and resilience of Capital Access Platforms.

You'll thrive in this position if you're hands-on, detail-oriented, and passionate about infrastructure automation, operational excellence, and building systems that scale globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure — including compute, networking, storage, identity, and container orchestration — to support platform reliability and scalability.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code and reusable automation modules, contributing to code reviews, testing, and automated validation workflows.
• Build and support deployment pipelines, including release automation and workflow orchestration across environments.
• Drive reliability and resilience through full-stack observability, service-level tracking, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Execute disaster recovery planning and testing — including failover validation, backup and restore verification, and remediation of recovery gaps against defined recovery targets.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–6 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure automation tools; experience with containerized workloads and orchestration platforms preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Terraform for provisioning, managing, and automating cloud infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience with deployment pipelines, scripting, and automation.
• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, incident response, audit and compliance evidence gathering, and security controls in cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant cloud certifications or equivalent professional training.
• Experience with GitOps practices, package management for containerized applications, or multi-cloud environments.
• Background in capital markets, fintech, or a regulated industry.

This position will be located in Atlanta, Georgia and offers the opportunity for a hybrid work environment at least 3 days a week in-office, subject to change, providing flexibility and accessibility for qualified candidates.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives, experiences, and identities are valued and celebrated.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation throughout the hiring process.

What We Offer

We’re proud to offer a competitive rewards package that is meaningful, recognizes the unique needs of our employees and their families and incentivizes employees for their contribution to Nasdaq’s overall success.

In addition to base salary, Nasdaq offers significant other compensation (annual bonus/commissions and equity), benefits, and opportunity for growth. Exact compensation may vary based on several job-related factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to: skill set, experience, education/training, business needs and market demands.

Nasdaq’s programs and rewards are intended to allow our employees to:

• Secure Wealth: 401(k) program with 6% employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Program with 15% discount, Student loan repayment program up to $10k, Company paid life and disability plans, Generous paid time off
• Prioritize Health: Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, Health spending account with employer contribution, Paid flex days to support mental wellbeing, Gym membership discounts
• Care for Family: Hybrid home/office schedule (for most positions), Paid parental leave, Fertility benefits, Paid bereavement leave
• Connect with Community: Company gift matching program, Employee resource groups, Paid volunteer days
• Grow Career: Education Assistance Program, Robust job skills training and Professional development opportunities

For more information, visit Nasdaq Benefits & Rewards Career page.

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At Nasdaq, we’re proud to be the engine behind the world’s capital markets. But we don’t stop there. We build the technology that drives transparency, trust, and access—helping economies grow and people thrive. Our purpose is to advance economic progress for all. Whether you’re a client, a colleague, or part of our broader community, we’re here to move markets—and possibilities—forward.

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