Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Latham & Watkins is a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world. The success of our firm is largely determined by our commitment to hire and develop the very best and brightest creating a team that provides our clients with the highest quality of work and service. We are driven by our core values: respect innovation and collaboration.

The Senior Infrastructure Engineeris an integral part of Lathams Technology & Information Services team. This role will be responsible for implementing and maintaining scalable secure and reliable technology infrastructure solutions in Microsoft Azure and ensuring their consistency across the firm. This role will work closely with the architecture team on design efforts for new applications and will also work closely with operations teams on maintenance and support processes and procedures. This role will be located in our Global Services Office which is located in Downtown Los Angeles or our Las Vegas office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and inoffice presence.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Deploying and managing cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure using Terraform
• Developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to automate provisioning and configuration management
• Implementing security best practices including identity and access management (IAM) encryption and compliance
• Working with development and application teams to improve culture and practices
• Maintaining documentation for infrastructure processes and procedures
• Keeping up to date with emerging infrastructure technologies and recommending improvements to existing solutions
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive confidential privileged financial and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Wed love to hear from you if you:

• Demonstrate expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud services networking security and governance
• Display proficiency in automation tools such as Terraform ARM Templates Ansible or Kubernetes
• Possess experience with hybrid cloud and multicloud environments

And have:

• A minimum of seven 7 years of progressive computer systems management and support experience preferably in a multisite enterprisescale environment
• A minimum of three 3 years of experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and solutions
• A minimum of three 3 years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering DevOps or a related field preferably
• Cloud certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Azure Security Engineer Associate or an equivalent
• A bachelors degree or an equivalent in computer science information technology or a related field
• International law firm or professional/financial services experience preferably

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Lathams comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Wellbeing programs (e.g. mental health services mindfulness and resiliency medical resources wellbeing events and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups networks and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles) color religion sex age national origin sexual orientation gender identity veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era) gender expression marital status or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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