Engineer: Cloud and Infrastructure Architecture

In this role you will shape Mayer Brown’s cloud and infrastructure landscape to support secure, scalable services across a global firm. You will collaborate with Platform Engineering and IT teams to transform on-premise workloads to cloud, optimize performance and costs, and implement robust security practices. The position involves evolving cloud architectures, automating processes, and guiding teams through migrations and operational improvements. This is a hands-on role at a law firm that values client service, collaboration, and technological excellence.

• hybrid work model
• two days work from home
• on-call rotation
• flexible hours (subject to business needs)

• Ensure data storage and processing align with security policies and cloud security best practices
• Maintain application performance, uptime, and code quality
• Identify and remediate legacy and cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities
• Implement and manage cloud environments per security guidelines
• Educate teams on new cloud initiatives and provide training when needed
• Optimize cloud resource usage balancing performance and cost
• Assess technologies and support cloud transformation with Platform Engineering
• Troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and implement preventive measures
• Develop and document infrastructure best practices, guidelines, and guardrails
• Develop and deploy modular cloud-based systems
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering on automation to ensure consistency and lifecycle management
• Test and benchmark new infrastructure solutions with vendor partners
• Attend vendor meetings and stay informed on technology roadmaps and security alerts
• Ensure architecture optimization during cloud migrations and verify vendor SLAs and RCA
• Align systems with BC/DR guidelines and maintain tested plans
• Adhere to change management and service continuity policies
• Complete administrative tasks accurately and on time
• Foster cross-team trust and act as escalation point for IT Operations
• Perform other duties to meet Firm goals
• Support collaboration with global and regional IT teams
• Act as escalation point for IT Operations

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Microsoft Azure certifications preferred
• Experience in on-premise to cloud transformation
• Experience in a global environment preferred

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to work in diverse teams and support demanding needs
• Resilience under pressure and ability to meet deadlines
• Private cloud data centre (VMware, Cisco UCS, Dell EMC)
• Private cloud networking (Cisco ACI, F5 load balancer, Palo Alto firewall, SD-WAN)
• Information Security best practices