Latham & Watkins, a global law firm consistently ranked among the top firms in the world, is seeking a Cloud Services Engineer to join our dynamic team in Los Angeles or Las Vegas. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

ABOUT LATHAM & WATKINS 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.

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Cloud Services Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of the firm's core cloud environment.  This includes, but is not limited to, designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting cloud first solutions; migrating existing workloads to the cloud; and providing other departments with guidance in our Azure cloud environment and other platforms the firm may adopt. You will also be responsible for mentoring and cross training other members of the Cloud Services team. Other key responsibilities include:

• Developing, testing, documenting, and maintaining Azure environment by translating business goals into technical needs with an emphasis on sustainable and scalable Azure solutions
• Partnering with other departments and functional groups to provide guidance on Azure best practices and deployment methodologies
• Creating proactive remediation in Azure environment using monitoring, alerting and automation tools
• Supporting the Security and Information Governance teams related to, configuration best practices, identity management, and providing guidance on least privilege access principals
• Designing and maintaining backup and disaster recovery strategies for cloud resources

ABOUT YOU We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have knowledge and proficiency in Azure cloud offerings (Azure AD, Compute, Storage Accounts, Automation Accounts, SQL Services, Network Services, etc.)
• Have experience with Azure Identity Management services such as MFA, Conditional Access and SSO configuration.
• Possess knowledge and proficiency of configuration management automation (Terraform preferred) and other scripting tools such as PowerShell, Graph API and Azure CLI.

And have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience providing upper-level support, training, or mentoring for other technology department personnel
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience within the IT System Engineering field in a large multi-site Microsoft environment
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience with senior level administration of the Azure cloud platform. This includes, but is not limited to, creating and maintaining subscriptions, configuring virtual networks and firewalls, deploying resources and services with automation tools and monitoring the health and security of Azure services

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 Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 10 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional Development programs
• Employee discounts
• And more!

Additionally, we have a range of diversity programming including Global Affinity Groups. These groups provide a firmwide platform to share experiences and advice as well as an opportunity to participate in a supportive network with common interests to help make life at the firm even better.

Latham & Watkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity, equal opportunity and sustainability enables Latham & Watkins to draw from a remarkable wealth of talent to create one of the world's leading law firms.

Latham & Watkins LLP is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our employees and partners, their families, and members of our community against COVID-19. Accordingly, the Firm requires all partners and employees based in the United States to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.   Employees must present proof of full COVID-19 vaccination at the time that a conditional offer of employment is made. This policy is mandatory except for employees with a documented legally permissible exemption for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

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