DevOps Engineer

Wilson Elser is a leading defense litigation law firm with more than 1400 attorneys in 46 offices throughout the United States. Founded in 1978, we rank among the top 100 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 36 in the National Law Journal’s survey of the nation’s largest law firms. 

The Position

Our DevOps Engineer must have a strong technical background in Azure, development, and operations processes, as our firm implements an aggressive and exciting cloud strategy. This role will facilitate and develop streamlined processes and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams of software engineers, data engineers, product and project managers, business analysts, and infrastructure architects. This individual must thrive in a fast-paced environment and be self-motivated with a passion for problem-solving and innovation. Our IT department is project-focused, undergoing a complete digital business transformation for the firm. This position will drive new possibilities and opportunities for teams to learn cutting edge technologies while ensuring current systems are supported at their best.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain highly scalable Azure infrastructure using Microsoft Bicep and PowerShell


• Create and maintain Azure DevOps YAML CI/CD pipelines and environments


• Assist with Azure infrastructure or application code related troubleshooting


• Maintain proper user access to infrastructure and applications with EntraID and Azure IAM


• Perform periodic application security and code quality reviews with Snyk and Sonar Cloud


• Create modern automated cloud first solutions


• Attend daily Agile Standup and report on work progress


• Assist IT teams with onboarding new Azure infrastructure


• Recommend best DevOps practices based on industry standards

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience deploying and maintaining Azure PaaS resources


• 3+ years of experience with Azure DevOps Repos and Pipelines


• 3+ years of experience with languages such as PowerShell, C# and Python


• 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (AzureRM, Bicep, Terraform, etc)


• Experience with EntraID or AD, and Identity and Access Management (IAM)


• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Azure Container Apps, AKS, etc)


• Familiarity with Atlassian product suite, i.e. Jira, Jira SM, and Confluence


• Ability to clearly articulate DevOps best practices and concepts to Development and IT Teams


• Ability to translate technical requirements into work product that meet business needs


• Microsoft Certification a big plus (AZ-104, AZ-204, AZ-305, AZ-400, AZ-500, AZ-900)


• Experience with shift left code security practices (Snyk, etc.) a big plus


• Experience with code quality tools (Sonar, etc.) a big plus


• Experience developing software a plus

Education

• Bachelor of science degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field


• Experience in developing/engineering applications for a large company

Why Should You Apply? 

• Benefits: Outstanding benefits package, including 401k match and generous PTO plan


• Career Growth: Ample opportunities for professional development and advancement


• Employee Perks: Access to corporate discount plans and other benefits

Wilson Elser welcomes submissions of candidates for our open positions exclusively from recruitment agencies with an active, signed fee agreement who have been granted access to a position through our dedicated Recruitment Agency Portal. We are unable to consider submissions from recruitment agencies without a current (dated as of 7/1/2024) agreement in place. We appreciate your understanding. For collaboration inquiries or to establish an agreement, please contact us at [email protected].

Wilson Elser is committed to a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.  It is the Firm's policy that employment will be based on merit, qualifications, and competence. Further, employment decisions will be made without regard to an applicants race, color, age, sex, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking, past or present service in the uniformed services or application or obligation to serve in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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