Cloud Operations - Sr. Specialist/Lead

Why Nasdaq

When you work at Nasdaq, you’re working for more open and transparent markets so that more people can access opportunities. Connections can be made, jobs can be created, and communities can thrive. We want all our employees to have access to opportunity, too. That means planning for career growth, ensuring you have the tools you need, and promoting an inclusive culture where we’re all valued for our unique perspective.

Here, you will work for a global tech leader committed to breaking down barriers to inclusive prosperity. We see technology as a means to free people up to work together more productively and effectively by centralizing data, analytics, and market intelligence.

Here, we’re committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce. Not only is it our responsibility to do better, but we also need representative voices to power the fresh thinking that is vital for our business and our clients.

What We Offer

This is a permanent full-time role based in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig following a hybrid work model setup (at least 2 in office days per week).

You can expect an autonomous but fast-paced work environment where you are recognized for your results and ability to drive things forward. Every day brings many opportunities to learn & grow and rewards with a global impact we create.

In return, you will receive HMO coverage for you and your dependents, employee stock purchase plan, equity grant, retirement plan, annual bonus, free counseling sessions, subscription to e-learning platforms, fitness, wellness and more.

Nasdaq FinTech Division is an integral part of Nasdaq's growth and success. This division's mission is to continuously enhance the customer experience in how they consume the software and services, using a strategic customer-centric approach focused on driving customer adoption and retention. Thus, successfully differentiating us from our competition and chipping in to the net growth of our business while offering excellent career development opportunities.

We are looking for a Lead in our Fintech Platform Operations organization, responsible for ensuring the highest customer satisfaction possible for services delivered to our Cloud customers. As a senior member of the team covering Tier2 and Tier3 operational activities and collaborating with other members of the Platform Operations team distributed worldwide, you will ensure contractual SLAs are met, efficient standard methodologies are built and adhered to, knowledge within the team is maintained and up to date, partner concerns are given the right level of attention, and operations staff are provided with optimal environments to perform their work. You will need to think strategically about the overall business, review end-to-end processes and contribute to defining groundbreaking projects that will continue and expand its role as a best-in-class managed services, collaborating and working multi-functionally with teams across Nasdaq FinTech division including R&D, security, product support, and customer delivery.

• Test, plan, and deploy changes to our existing systems for operational excellence, as well as implementing new solutions to enhance our customer offerings

• Handle appropriate incidents (and problems) through to resolution, referring and raising to other resolver groups as required

• Facilitate planning and execution of disaster recovery tests and other BCP activities

• Ensure support for a culture of continuous improvement, including identifying areas for potentially improved automation and feeding back to relevant teams

• Drive the culture of “security first” and continuous improvements

• Identify, design, and implement technical and process improvements to improve service delivery metrics.

What We Expect

• 10+ years of relevant professional industry experience in managing 24x7x365 mission-critical environments

• Expertise in cloud technologies including areas such as, Terraform, Ansible, Datadog

• Knowledgeable in containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

• Solid understanding of Various Linux distros and Windows administration

• Knowledge in ITIL, IBM MQ, Patching & Vulnerability Management

• Strong understanding of Networking- TCP/IP, firewalls, VLAN, VPN

• Familiarity with Oracle, PostgreSQL, or other RDBMS

• Experience of Terraform, Bash or Python scripting

What Would Be Helpful

• AWS, Azure, OCI certifications

• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification 

• Citrix experience and/or certifications

Does It Sound Like You?

Please follow through by clicking the “Apply” link and submitting your application. If your skills and experience are a match, we will be in touch soon. In the meantime, please visit our website and social media channels to learn more about our innovative business, inclusive culture and discover why Nasdaq Manila is Great Place To Work certified!

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.