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Mayer Brown · 4 hours ago

Engineer: Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent major corporations and financial institutions. They are seeking a Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture Engineer to focus on cloud adoption initiatives, manage cloud and on-premise infrastructure services, and act as an escalation point for IT Operations on technical issues.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards for code quality and thoughtful design

Identifies, analyzes, and resolves legacy and cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues

Implement and manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines

Educate teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training when necessary

Responsible for optimizing the use of cloud resources to help the company balance performance with costs

Responsible for assessing current technologies and preparing for cloud transformation, working with the Platform Engineering team

Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills, with an ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity

Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures

Develops, maintains and documents infrastructure best practices, guidelines, and guardrails for on-premise and cloud technologies

Develops and deploys modular cloud-based systems

Working with the Platform Engineering team, provide automation enhancements to help keep the environment consistent, ease large tasks, ensure compliance, and helps with life cycle management

Works with vendor partners to test and benchmark new infrastructure solutions. 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 optimization of architecture is accessed before, during and after cloud migrations

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

Works with application and Infrastructure teams, to ensure both new and existing systems follow BC/DR guidelines, have documented plans, and are tested and reviewed on an agreed basis

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

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

Acts as an escalation point for the IT Operations team

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

Qualification

Microsoft AzurePrivate cloud datacentrePrivate cloud networkingInformation Security best practicesCloud transformation experienceAutomation in public cloudAzure MigrateWindows ServerLinuxPowerShellKubernetesTerraformCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving skillsAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology or related field. A 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, required

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

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

Knowledge of Information Security best practices, required

Experience automating into public cloud providers, required

Assessing cloud environments for drift and misconfiguration and remediation workflows implementation via automation, required

Experience with Microsoft Azure, required

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

Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of business analysts, developers, data scientists, and subject-matter experts

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

Comfortable working to Agile methodologies

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

Willingness to challenge the status quo

Preferred

Microsoft Azure Certifications, preferred

Prior experience in on-premise to cloud transformation

Prior experience working in a global environment, preferred

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

Linux, preferred

PowerShell, preferred

Kubernetes, preferred

Terraform, preferred

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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