Engineer: Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture

Overview

Engineer:
Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture – Mayer Brown. Join the Information Technology department in our Chicago office as an Engineer:
Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture.

• Ensures efficient functioning of data storage and processing functions in accordance with the firm’s 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 balance performance with costs
• Assess current technologies and prepare for cloud transformation, working with the Platform Engineering team
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving skills to preempt issues before they affect business productivity
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures
• Develop, maintain and document infrastructure best practices, guidelines, and guardrails for on-premise and cloud technologies
• Develop and deploy modular cloud-based systems
• Work with the Platform Engineering team to provide automation enhancements for consistency, efficiency, compliance, and lifecycle management
• Collaborate with vendor partners to test and benchmark new infrastructure solutions; present findings to Infrastructure Architects and management
• Attend regular vendor meetings to stay informed on technology roadmaps, security notices, and bug fixes
• Ensure architecture optimization is assessed before, during, and after cloud migrations
• Ensure vendors provide proper levels of support, maintain SLAs, and provide root cause analysis for escalated issues
• Work with application and Infrastructure teams to ensure new and existing systems follow BC/DR guidelines, have documented plans, and are tested and reviewed
• Adhere to all firm policies and procedures, including change management and service continuity
• Complete administrative tasks accurately and on time (time tracking, project/task updates, ticket notes, status reports, emails, etc.)
• Foster trust and build relationships with other IT teams globally and locally
• Act as an escalation point for the IT Operations team
• Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. A combination of education and/or experience may be considered in lieu of the degree when directly related to the job functions
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience, required
• Microsoft Azure Certifications, preferred
• Prior experience in on-premise to cloud transformation
• Prior experience working in a global environment, preferred

• Private cloud data centre, 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
• Experience with Azure Migrate
• Windows Server and associated infrastructure (e.g. AD), preferred
• Linux, preferred
• Power Shell, preferred
• Kubernetes, preferred
• Terraform, preferred

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate effectively with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment and support the Firm’s demanding needs
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with shifting priorities
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of business analysts, developers, data scientists, and subject-matter experts
• Self-starter with a high level of initiative
• Strong customer service skills and…