Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Cloud & Datacenter Engineer Sr II

Chicago, Illinois, USA · Senior · full-time

Sponsorship not specified$153k-$191kDetected 78 days ago
AzureCloud PlatformsTerraformCI/CDPlatform EngineeringCybersecuritySOC OperationsIncident ResponseComplianceElectrical EngineeringNetwork EngineeringLeadershipMentoring

About the role

  • We tackle the most sophisticated legal challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions, powered by the exceptional experience and ambition of our 7,000+ people, including 4,000+ attorneys, across 23 offices worldwide.
  • This is a high-impact, high-trust role for a seasoned infrastructure leader who thrives at the intersection of deep technical expertise, governance, and executive decision-making.
  • Serve as the internal custodian of privileged access (including Global Administrator access), ensuring strong separation of duties, independent validation of managed service providers, and proper escalation paths.

Responsibilities

  • II-our most senior individual contributor in infrastructure-to own, govern, and evolve the firm's global cloud and data center platforms.
  • In this role, you will be responsible for setting standards, leading critical design decisions, and commanding incident response when it matters most.
  • You'll partner closely with Information Security, Applications, Network Engineering, and firm leadership to ensure our infrastructure remains secure, resilient, and ready to support the firm's most demanding client work.
  • Cloud Platform Leadership & Governance Own the architecture, governance, and operational excellence of the firm's Microsoft Azure environment, including landing zones, policy-based controls, IaC standards, and cost management.
  • Lead developer experience and platform enablement, designing secure, compliant, and scalable deployment patterns, reusable Terraform modules, and self-service frameworks used across engineering teams.
  • Chair and lead cloud and infrastructure design reviews, providing final technical direction and ensuring alignment with security, architecture, and financial governance standards.
  • Drive the firm's cloud FinOps strategy, delivering cost transparency, optimization, and accountability across engineering, finance, and business stakeholders.
  • Data Center Engineering & Operations Own the strategy and operational governance of Kirkland's data center in Aurora, IL, colocation facility in South Bend, IN, and global office server rooms.
  • Enterprise Impact & Visibility Represent Cloud & Datacenter Operations in firm-wide forums, including design review boards, vendor evaluations, client security audits, and executive incident command.
  • Lead infrastructure foundations for enterprise AI and automation initiatives, working in close partnership with Applications and Information Security.

Requirements

  • Expert-level, hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines in large-scale production environments.

Nice to have

  • What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree preferred in computer science, information technology, electrical engineering, or a related field.
  • Preferred Experience in a law firm or global professional services environment with confidentiality- and compliance-sensitive client work.

Compensation

  • Chicago: $153,000 - $191,000 How to Apply Thank you for your interest in Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Company info

  • About Kirkland & Ellis At Kirkland & Ellis, we don't just meet the standard for legal excellence - we set it.
  • Our culture is built on teamwork, ingenuity and an unwavering commitment to continuous growth.

Equal opportunity

  • All employment decisions, including the recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment (if necessary) are made without regard to the employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-Hybrid #LI-KK1
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