Senior Network Engineer

The Senior Network Engineer is part of a team of engineers who architect, design, build, maintain, and support the Firm’s global portfolio of networking infrastructure solutions. This role leads the lifecycle management of the networking portfolio, striking the necessary balance between delivering solutions that provide an optimal experience for our lawyers, staff, practice groups, and clients, and avoiding concessions that introduce unacceptable risks to the Firm.

To accomplish this objective, the Senior Network Engineer partners closely with cross-functional IT solution teams, as well as Information Security and other cross-functional stakeholders to continuously adapt solutions to meet the evolving needs of the Firm. This role requires an individual with the skills to think both strategically and tactically to support the Firm’s operational needs, with the overarching objective of delivering gold-standard services.

• Leads the lifecycle management of the Firm’s Networking portfolio, providing a technology experience that is stable, secure, and scalable to meet the needs of the Firm
• Leads the design of the Firm’s on‑premises and cloud‑based infrastructure, including firewalls, routers, switches, and wireless infrastructure.
• Leads the ongoing data center operations and maintenance of the Firm’s infrastructure estate, working with third‑party providers, contractors, and resources as needed
• Develops and maintains infrastructure documentation, including architecture diagrams, system configurations, and operational procedures
• Partners closely with the Firm’s Information Security organization, IT Security Solutions team, Application Solutions teams, and other IT engineers to establish common standards and objectives for the Firm’s infrastructure solutions, supports broader Infrastructure functional objectives as needed
• Actively monitors, diagnoses, and optimizes infrastructure performance, integrity, and security to promote high availability
• Provides advanced technical support for the Firm’s on‑premises and cloud‑based infrastructure environments (e.g., Tier 3 technical support in a 24x7 environment)
• Partners with IT Security Solutions to architect and integrate the Firm’s infrastructure solutions with its portfolio of security technologies (e.g., Perimeter Defense, Monitoring & Logging, and Identity, Access, and Authorization Management)
• Leads capacity planning and system optimization efforts for infrastructure solutions (e.g., infrastructure performance, performance fine tuning, environment scaling)
• Recommends, schedules, and performs ongoing maintenance and support activities (e.g., infrastructure security audits, upgrades, reconfigurations, optimizations)
• Anticipates, mitigates, troubleshoots, and resolves problems across the infrastructure stack, with focus on preserving a gold‑standard end user experience
• Supports application teams throughout project life cycles, serving as infrastructure subject matter expertise as required
• Collaborates well with cross‑functional stakeholders and other third‑party providers
• Stays current on trends in the marketplace, conducting research on emerging infrastructure products, services, protocols, and standards
• Supports the development, documentation, and maintenance policies, procedures, and associated training plans for system administration and appropriate use

• College degree strongly preferred, ideally with focus in computer science, engineering, or related fields
• CCNP or industry equivalent certification

• 10+ years of relevant experience as a Network or Senior Network Engineer, ideally in a large Law Firm setting, a comparable professional services organization, or a legal information services provider
• Demonstrated experience managing the system lifecycle for global infrastructure solutions and capabilities
• Demonstrated experience with infrastructure design in a global, multi‑tenant environment including on‑premises and cloud‑based solutions
• Experience with Azure networking and hybrid connectivity.
• Hands‑on experience with segmentation, Zero Trust networking, and identity‑driven network
• Demonstrated…