Senior Cloud Engineer - Central Services

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Job Description

We're Norton Rose Fulbright - a global law firm with over 50 offices and 7,000 employees worldwide. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. At Norton Rose Fulbright, our strategy and our culture are closely entwined. We know that our expansion will mean little unless it is underpinned by truly global collaboration and we understand that pioneering work only takes place when our people have room to move and think beyond boundaries. As well as the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for people who are innovative, commercial and value the work that they do. 

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

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To attract the best people, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work, have a sense of belonging, and realize their full career potential. Our new enabled work model allows our people to have more flexibility in the way they choose to work from both the office and a remote location, while continuing to deliver the highest standards of service. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies and provide access to programmes and services aimed at nurturing our people’s health and overall wellbeing. Find more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams. We strive to create an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any tailored adjustments or accommodations, please let us know here.