About Freshfields Freshfields is a global law firm with a long history of helping clients navigate complex challenges. As technology continues to reshape the legal industry, we are investing significantly in innovation, engineering excellence and AI-enabled solutions that enhance how we deliver services to our clients and support our people. Our Innovation team plays a central role in this journey, bringing together legal expertise, emerging technologies and engineering excellence to create scalable, secure and practical solutions that deliver real business value. The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Innovation Platform Engineer to help shape and build the technology platforms that underpin innovation across the firm. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, creating reusable platforms and enabling teams to move quickly and safely from idea to production. You will design, engineer and operationalise secure, scalable cloud environments and innovation services across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), supporting a growing portfolio of AI, automation and digital transformation initiatives. Working closely with Innovation, Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure and Product teams, you will help establish the engineering standards, cloud patterns and operational approaches that make innovation sustainable at enterprise scale. From rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept development through to production-ready engineering and operational handover, you will play a key role in turning promising ideas into real-world solutions. What You'll Be Doing Cloud Platform Engineering Lead the development and evolution of the firm's innovation platform across Azure and GCP. Design reusable cloud architectures, landing zones, deployment pipelines and shared engineering services. Build secure, scalable and automated cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevSecOps principles. Establish engineering standards, technical guardrails and operational best practices. Implement monitoring, observability and support capabilities for innovation services. Partner with engineering and operational teams to transition successful prototypes into production. Develop and optimise CI/CD pipelines across multi-cloud environments. Support platform governance, resilience and cost optimisation. Innovation Delivery
Innovation Platform Engineer employer: 0400 FBD USA LLP
Freshfields is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity to embark on an international legal career through its London-Asia Trainee Associate Programme. With a strong commitment to employee development, a collaborative work culture, and the chance to work with prestigious clients on complex legal matters, Freshfields provides a rewarding environment for aspiring lawyers. The programme not only equips you with invaluable skills but also fosters personal growth in two vibrant locations, making it an ideal choice for those seeking meaningful and impactful employment.
