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Mayer Brown · 2 hours ago

Engineer: Platform Engineering

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$118K/yr - $156K/yr

5+ years exp

Mayer Brown is an international law firm recognized for its strategic partnership with major corporations and financial institutions. They are seeking an Engineer in Platform Engineering to develop and maintain cloud infrastructure while identifying automation opportunities and ensuring adherence to security best practices.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Works with infrastructure and application teams to understand current processes and opportunities for automation

Provides effort and impact estimates of automation opportunities to assist with prioritisation

Designs and develops standardised delivery pipelines that can be consumed by application teams to deploy infrastructure

Be a subject matter expert for infrastructure automation, signposting learning opportunities and mentoring others to help build an automation centre of excellence across infrastructure

Integrates other firm tooling such as Service Now for the provisioning of services

Designs, develops and deploys modular cloud-based systems

Develops and maintains cloud solutions in accordance with best practices

Ensures efficient functioning of data storage and processing functions in accordance with the firms security policies and best practices in cloud security

Identifies, analyses, and resolves cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues

Interacts with other IT teams, providing cloud support, and making recommendations based on their requirements

Develops and documents cloud best practices, guidelines, and guardrails for cloud technologies

Creates clear & concise documentation of cloud infrastructure development and standards

Ensures the CMDB is kept up to date, using automation wherever possible

Provides automation enhancements to help keep the environment consistent, ease large tasks, ensure compliance, and help with life cycle management

Operationalise solutions from proof-of-concept through production, using automation for repeatability, maintainability, and to enforce standards

Works closely with Infrastructure, Application and Security Architects when new solutions are being conceived

Works with vendor partners to test and benchmark new technologies. Provides findings to Infrastructure Architects team and appropriate levels of management

Attends regular vendor meetings for areas of expertise, stays informed of latest technology roadmaps, security notifications, and bug/hot fixes

Ensures vendors provide proper levels of support, maintain SLA’s and provide root cause analysis for escalated issues

Works with application and infrastructure architects, application teams, and other infrastructure groups to ensure both new and existing systems follow BC/DR guidelines, have documented plans, and are tested and reviewed on a yearly basis

Acts as third level escalation point for the IT Operations team

Ensures all team, departmental and firm policies and procedures are adhered to, including change management and service continuity

Completes all administrative tasks, i.e., (time tracking, project and task updates, trouble ticket notes, status reports, responding to email, etc.) accurately and on time

Attends and contributes to team meetings

Fosters trust and builds relationships with the other Information Technology teams both globally and within the region

Where appropriate, attends user groups independently or with senior managers and makes recommendations of how improvements can be made

Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

Qualification

CI/CD toolingTerraformInformation Security best practicesLinuxAutomation solutionsMicrosoft Azure CertificationGit version controlPowerShellKubernetesPythonGitHubAnsibleVisual Studio CodeWindows ServerServiceNow integrationPackerPrivate cloud datacentrePrivate cloud networking

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when the experience has been directly related to the functions of the job

Minimum of 5 years of related experience

Prior experience developing automation solutions from ideation through to deployment

Experience with CI/CD tooling

Experience developing pipelines & scripts

Terraform

Knowledge of Information Security best practices

Experience automating into public cloud providers

Linux

Git version control

Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors

Ability to work in a diverse team environment and effectively support the demanding needs of the Firm

Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines with shifting priorities

Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative

Strong customer service skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment

Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects

Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

Committed to continued advancement

Resilient and able to handle setbacks

Commitment to process improvement

Familiarity with established project management and other structured operational practices

High level of discretion, comfortable handling sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality

Ability to manage time and prioritize workloads effectively

Willingness to challenge the status quo

Preferred

Microsoft Azure Certification

Prior experience working in a global setting

GitHub & GitHub actions

Experience with Microsoft Azure

PowerShell

Kubernetes

Python

Ansible

Visual Studio Code

Windows Server and associated infrastructure (e.g. AD)

Experience developing integrations with ServiceNow

Server imaging using Packer

Private cloud datacentre, including VMware, Cisco UCS, Dell EMC

Private cloud networking, including Cisco ACI, F5 load balancing, Palo Alto firewall

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance

401(k) savings plan

Back-up childcare and eldercare

Generous paid time off (PTO)

Opportunities for professional development and growth

Company

Mayer Brown

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Mayer Brown is a leading global law firm with offices in key business centers across the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Founded in 1863

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.mayerbrown.com/

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