Senior Cloud Engineer - Central Services

We are a global law firm with a powerful strategic focus and real momentum. Our industry-focused strategy is seeing us take on pioneering work in places that others have yet to reach. Our shared values define our culture and our workplace. You will find us to be unusually collegial, team-oriented, and ready to innovate. We work seamlessly across practices, offices and around the world. This elimination of boundaries has allowed us to evolve into a law firm that works as hard for its culture as it does for its clients.

The Team

Global IT Shared Services are responsible for the design, build and operation of IT services that are used across multiple regions within Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF). The team works closely with global architecture, information security and regional IT to develop and manage a central service portfolio, common standards, policies, tools and practices.

The Role

This is a key role based in our Newcastle office, that will provide Azure cloud and Infrastructure DevOps leadership as we continue to transform our services through a cloud first approach, following proven industry and Microsoft best practices to ensure infrastructure systems and services perform at an optimal level. This role will support development and maturing of our Infrastructure DevOps practice, including the building, implementation, security and operation of automation systems and services. This role will provide Infrastructure DevOps leadership driving adoption, management, security and optimisation working across multiple regions as part of a matrix-managed, multi-sourced organisation and translate business requirements into technical infrastructure solutions leveraging strong business acumen.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the Azure cloud and Infrastructure DevOps roadmap in conjunction with architecture, global and regional IT.
• Provide Azure and Infrastructure DevOps expertise, leadership, direction and assistance to IT leadership, project delivery, regional technical leads and engineering teams.
• Define, build and lead implementation and adoption of Azure cloud and Infrastructure DevOps including: automation; tools; operational processes; security, governance & controls for cloud management.
• Build, maintain, manage and improve cloud operations, security and service dashboards tailored to audience.
• Identify and drive cloud adoption by identifying opportunities, develop business cases and support transition to, and optimisation of, cloud services.
• Work closely with Regional and Global IT Stakeholders on development of DevOps practices.
• Lead technical implementation, security and operational management of core, common and global Azure services.
• Research emerging cloud technologies and DevOps best practices, propose and develop business cases that deliver IT & business value.

Skills And Experience Required

• Strong experience of architecting, technical designing and implementing Azure cloud and technical DevOps solutions (including management, security and optimisation).
• Experience in Azure cloud transformation and effective Infrastructure DevOps management strategies, tools, models, and processes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to effectively convey complex ideas tailored appropriately to the audience (from senior executives to technical experts).
• Excellent technical leadership, collaboration, and matrix-management skills to operate effectively in a global organisation.
• Proven experience in working in a consulting or shared services organisation.
• Experience in Azure Cost Management and FinOps practices.
• Strong experience of automation and developing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Proven experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Repos, GitHub.
• Experience of modernisation using Azure IaaS, PaaS (e.g. SQL), and SaaS.
• Experience of containerisation technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Registry).
• Proven experience of working in a fast-paced environment managing multiple initiatives in parallel.
• Candidates should have a minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Certified Azure DevOps Engineer.
• Formal Education: Bachelor's Degree in MIS, CS, business or related studies helpful, but experience will carry the most weight.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family. Benefit packages include access to three medical plans, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. Employees can also access pre-tax benefits such as health savings and flexible spending accounts. Norton Rose Fulbright helps provide financial security by allowing employees to participate in a 401(k) savings plan and profit-sharing plans if eligible. Full-time employees are eligible to access fertility benefits designed to support fertility and family-forming journeys. In addition to the Firm’s health and welfare benefits above, we offer a competitive paid time off plan, which provides a minimum of 20 days off based on your role and tenure with the firm. The firm offers a generous paid parental leave benefit allowing parents to take a minimum of 14 weeks of paid leave to bond with your newborn, or adopted child(ren). Employees are also entitled to 11 Firm holidays.

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal laws and their implementing regulations that require the collection and recording of certain data and information. The information we receive will not be used to make any decision regarding employment and will be kept separate from your application. Similarly, self-identification information is kept confidential and used only in accordance with applicable federal laws and regulations. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Norton Rose Fulbright is committed to providing reasonable accommodation as an Equal Opportunity Employer to applicants with disabilities. If you require assistance or accommodation to complete your application, please contact us.hr@nortonrosefulbright.com. Please provide your contact information and a description of your accessibility issue. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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