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Prudential plc · 9 hours ago

Lead, Platform Engineer - Azure - PGIM Private Capital

Newark, NJ

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

Prudential is a global leading asset manager with a diverse and inclusive culture, seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to support PGIM Private Credit's technology needs. The role involves designing and building modular, scalable systems while collaborating with various teams to enhance application development and platform modernization efforts.

Asset ManagementConsultingFinancial ServicesHealth CareInsurance

Responsibilities

Create, enhance, and support internally developed applications that support Private Credit’s overall investment process by providing the capability to capture key information, enable workflows and approvals, and expose data through reporting and analytics tools

Be part of a team that works with Business Analysts, Investment Professionals, Operations, Quality Assurance Testers and other System Professionals

Provide comprehensive consultation on all phases of the project development cycle, work closely with other members of the development team, help translate business requirements into technical solutions, and assist with identifying and steering the direction and selection of platforms, languages, and tools

Create generic, reusable code stacks when appropriate and/or integrate purchased solutions

Document, Unit test, and provide on-going support for the applications

Work closely with management to help formulate strategic architectural decisions which will support current and future business needs, and influence the technical direction of system implementations

Knowledge of design patterns, best practices, and Software Development Lifecycle is required

In addition to deep technical expertise, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, along with agile ways of working, strong desire to new tools and technology and an inclusive attitude

Extensive experience working on the development of cloud based microservices applications

Strong experience in various supporting technologies: C# .NET, ASP, WebApi, REACT

Build and containerize applications using Docker, following best practices for image size, security, and maintainability

Deploy and manage workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including Helm charts, YAML manifests, and cluster configuration

Develop scalable data solutions leveraging Azure SQL Database for relational workloads

Design and optimize solutions with Cosmos DB, including partitioning strategies, throughput management, and consistency models

Monitor and troubleshoot cloud services, using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and container logging

Integrate Azure services (Key Vault, Service Bus, Event Grid, Storage Accounts, API Management)

Apply cloud architecture best practices—high availability, security, resilience, cost optimization

Implement robust security patterns, including Azure AD authentication, managed identities, secrets management, and network controls

Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable deployment and platform governance

Write automated tests (unit, integration, containerized test suites) and participate in code reviews

Document application architecture, APIs, deployment processes, and operational runbooks

Knowledge of development methodologies Agile, Scrum, etc

Qualification

Azure Kubernetes ServiceC# .NETMicroservicesDockerAzure SQL DatabaseCosmos DBCI/CD orchestrationAgile methodologiesLearning new skillsProblem solvingCommunicationTeamwork

Required